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Blooddrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Adonis
Species:	A. annua
Binomial name
Adonis annua L.

Adonis annua (syn. Adonis autumnalis L., Adonis phoenicea Bercht. & J.Presl., Peasant's-eye, Adonis' Flower, Autumn Adonis, Autumn Pheasant's-eye, Blooddrops, Flos Adonis, Red Chamomile, Red Morocco, Rose-a-ruby, Soldiers-in-green) is a medicinal and ornamental plant native to Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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. ^[1]

References

1. Bailey, L. H. (1910). Manual of Gardening (Second Edition).. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 
2. Bailey, L. H., ed. (1890). The American Garden: An Illustrated Journal of Horticulture.. New York:The Rural Publishing Co; available via Google Books. 

External links

• Adonis annua in Topwalks
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Adonis annua
• USDA Plants Profile: Adonis annua

From Wikispecies

Adonis annua subsp. annua

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Unassigned 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.

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