Pollinator plant

long-headed poppy

Papaver dubium

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Common names

31 names · 27 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Long Headed Poppy[1][2]
  • long-headed poppy[3][1][2]
  • Long-headed Poppy Complex
Other languages (26)
Dutch
French
Bulgarian
  • Дългоплоден мак[2]
Catalan
  • Rosella borda[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 长荚罂粟[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 長莢罌粟[2]
Czech
  • mák pochybný[2]
Danish
  • Gærde-valmue[2]
Estonian
  • põldmagun[2]
Finnish
  • ruisunikko[2]
German
Hungarian
  • bujdosó mák[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ナガミヒナゲシ[2]
Korean
  • 좀양귀비[2]
Latvian
  • Lauka magone[2]
Lithuanian
  • Dirvinė aguona[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Mak wątpliwy[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Мак сомнительный[2]
Slovak
  • mak pochybný[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • rågvallmo[2]
Turkish
  • Köpekyağı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Мак сумнівний[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Papaver dubium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Saat-Mohn — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Long Headed Poppy — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Long-headed poppy — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Amapola oblonga — results[1].names[22]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Coquelicot douteux — results[1].names[25]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Pavot douteux — results[1].names[28]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Petit coquelicot — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Papavero a clava — results[1].names[16]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Bleke klaproos — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Papoula-pequena — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
[2] Papaver dubium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Saat-Mohn — results[12].names[4]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Long Headed Poppy — results[12].names[5]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Long-headed poppy — results[12].names[1]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Amapola oblonga — results[12].names[22]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Coquelicot douteux — results[12].names[25]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Pavot douteux — results[12].names[28]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Petit coquelicot — results[12].names[3]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Papavero a clava — results[12].names[16]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Bleke klaproos — results[12].names[2]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Papoula-pequena — results[12].names[10]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • mák pochybný — results[12].names[6]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • ナガミヒナゲシ — results[12].names[7]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • põldmagun — results[12].names[8]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Gærde-valmue — results[12].names[9]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Мак сомнительный — results[12].names[11]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • veivalmue — results[12].names[12]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • rågvallmo — results[12].names[13]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • ruisunikko — results[12].names[14]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Dirvinė aguona — results[12].names[15]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Mak wątpliwy — results[12].names[17]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • 长荚罂粟 — results[12].names[18]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Дългоплоден мак — results[12].names[19]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • 좀양귀비 — results[12].names[20]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • 長莢罌粟 — results[12].names[21]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • bujdosó mák — results[12].names[23]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Lauka magone — results[12].names[24]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Köpekyağı — results[12].names[26]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Мак сумнівний — results[12].names[27]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • Rosella borda — results[12].names[29]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
  • mak pochybný — results[12].names[30]; taxon id 55918; Papaver dubium.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • long-headed poppy — Page 3, column 1, row top 427 pt; common-name cell after Papaver dubium.; Papaver dubium.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Papaver dubium is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Papaveraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Papaver dubium in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Long-headed Poppy Complex (Papaver dubium) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Papaver dubium — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2373144; ID 6TM7X; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2373144; ID 6TM7X; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 1, entry Papaver dubium (top 427 pt)

    Source checked on .