Adonis annua

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Adonideae
Genus: Adonis
Sectio: A. sect. Adonis
Species: Adonis annua
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. annua – A. a. subsp. castellana – A. a. subsp. cupaniana
Name

Adonia annua L., Sp. Pl. 1: 547. 1753.
References

International Plant Names Index. 2013. Adonis annua. Published online. Accessed: 30 September 2013.

Vernacular names
čeština: hlaváček roční
English: autumn pheasant’s eye
suomi: Syysruusuleinikki
italiano: Adonide annua
sardu: Occi di boi
slovenčina: hlaváčik ročný
svenska: Höstadonis
Türkçe: Keklikgözü, Kanavcı otu

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, 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

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.
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.

Bailey, L. H. (1910). Manual of Gardening (Second Edition). Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
Bailey, L. H., ed. (1890). The American Garden: An Illustrated Journal of Horticulture.