2010.03.19 Austria, Lower Austria, district Mdling (Kleine Heide - heath 315 m AMSL).Flowering in march/april.Not uncommon in its rare habitat.German name: Gross-Kuhschelle
2010.03.25 Lower Austria, district Mdling, Perchtoldsdorfer Heide (315 m AMSL).Young buds.Overall rare but not uncommon in its habitats.German name: Frhlings-Adonis
2009.04.28: Austria, Lower Austria, district Schwechat/WU, 165 m AMSL, young meadow (a year old; ground disturbed previously due to roadworks): habitus.Flowering typically from june till august, may flower earlier like this one (april).Relatively rare as its preferred habitat is farmland - and herbicides effectively kill them off.German names: Scharlach-AdonisID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora 3rd; from the same habitat as this one (compare for ID).
2010.05.03 Austria, Vienna XI. district/ Lower Austria, district Schwechat (brownlands near rail hub, 168 m AMSL).Flowering from may till october.Very common (origin: Asia, but is native in Central Europe for centuries already).German name: SchllkrautID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora (2008 3rd)
The beetles I've been seeing on the prickly poppy appear to be absolutely making love to the flowers. They want the pollen, they need the pollen -- it is their world, their everything. These two could barely concentrate on having sex, they were so preoccupied.