Adonis annua
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Adonis annua is a medicinal and ornamental plant
and is a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.
It is native to North Africa
, Western Asia, the Mediterranean, and Europe. The name Bird's Eye is also associated with the bird's-eye primrose. Pheasant's eye is also an alternative name for poet's narcissus.
Adonis annua grows to an height of 10 inches. The flowers are often scarlet in colour with darker spots at the base.
Adonis annua is one of 101 species deemed as a high priority for conservation in the UK by the wild flower and plant charity Plantlife
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Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
and is a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.
It is native to North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
, Western Asia, the Mediterranean, and Europe. The name Bird's Eye is also associated with the bird's-eye primrose. Pheasant's eye is also an alternative name for poet's narcissus.
Adonis annua grows to an height of 10 inches. The flowers are often scarlet in colour with darker spots at the base.
Adonis annua is one of 101 species deemed as a high priority for conservation in the UK by the wild flower and plant charity Plantlife
Plantlife
Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity. As of 2007, its membership was 10,500 and it owned 23 nature reserves around the UK.-History:It was founded in 1989 with its first President being Professor David Bellamy. By 1999 it had 22 nature reserves....
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