Papaveraceae

G. corniculatum (L.) Rud., Diss. Flor. Jen. Pl. 13 (1781). Syn: Clıelidonium
cornkulatıım L., Sp. Pl. 506 (1753).
Annual or biennial. Stems ascending-erect, up to,40 cm. Leaves villous, pinna-tifid, the segments narrowly oblong, dentate. Flowers 2.5-5 cm in diameter. Sepals 1-2.5 cm, scabrous-hirsute. Petals l.5-2.5(-2.8) cm. yellow, orange or red. Siliquae pilose, 10-20(-25) cm, borne on peduncles which are shorter than the leaves which subtend them. 2 subspecies may be recognised:
1. Fruiting peduncles erect; fruits more or less straight, not contorted subsp. corniculatum
1. Fruiting peduncles refracted; fruits arcuate, often contorted subsp. refractum
subsp. corniculatum. Fl. 5-7. Hillsides etc., from s. 1.-1350 m.
Described from Czechoslovakia and Montpellier (Hb. Linn. 668/4!).
Scattered. A1(E) Tekirdağ: Tekirdağ, Stojanov. Çanakkale: Anzac, Durham 94! Al(A) Çanakkale: Erenköy, Kirk! A2(E) Istanbul: Şişli, Azn.! A2(A) Istanbul: Büyükada, Azn.1 Bilecik: Bilecik, 360 m, D. 36367! Bursa: Bursa, Pichler! Bl Izmir: Izmir, Bornova. Schwarz 886. B2 Kütahya: Gediz, 850 m, D. 36968! C4 Konya: Konya to Sille, Hub.-Mor. 13949! C5 Içel: Mersin, 2 m. It. Leyd. 1959: 1035! Seyhan: Pozanti to Çiftehan, 900 m, Balls 1367! Is.: Lesvos, Cand.; Samos, Sibthorp.
Throughout the Mediterranean area, Bulgaria, Romania, Caucasia, N. Iraq, Iran. The flower colour is very variable, and a number of varieties based on this character have been described.