en Adonis annua

Blooddrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Adonis
Species:	A. annua
Binomial name
	Adonis annua; L.

Adonis annua (syn. Adonis autumnalis L.,^[1] Adonis phoenicea Bercht. & J.Presl.^[1]), also known^{[† 1]} as pheasant's-eye,^[4] Adonis' flower, autumn Adonis,^[4] autumn pheasant's-eye, blooddrops, red chamomile, red Morocco, rose-a-ruby, and soldiers-in-green, is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae.

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 a height of 10 in (25 cm). The flowers are often scarlet in color with darker spots at the base.

In the UK, Adonis annua is endangered and listed as a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.^[5]

The leaves and roots are poisonous to humans and livestock.^[6]

Footnotes

^ Other common names include Adonis Flos^[2] and Flos Adonis.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Adonis annua L. in The Plant List
^ Temple Henry Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clark, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences, 1764
^ "Selby's Flycatcher" in John James Audubon, Ornithological Biography, 1831.
^ ^a ^b Adonis annua L. in Tropicos
^ "Pheasant's-eye". plantlife. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
^ Umberto Quattrocchi (May 3, 2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants. CRC Press.