Papaver umbonatum also known as the Semitic poppy, is a flowering plant

Flowering plant

The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

, a species of Papaver

Papaver

Papaver is a genus of 70-100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. It is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae.-Description:...

 native to Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 and Palestine

Palestine

Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....

. It is often confused and misidentified as Papaver rhœas (Corn Poppy

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae...

, common in Europe) even though it is classified as the rest of the subspecies, since they are very similar in form and appearance.

The Papaver umbonatum blossoms in the spring from March to June and has red flower. It is the latest red flower to blossom in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 (Anemone coronaria

Anemone coronaria

Anemone coronaria is a species of flowering plant in the genus Anemone, native to the Mediterranean region.-Description:...

is the first to blossom).