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| Species Description: |
| The common name derives from its yellow flower and long, horn-like fruit which succeeeds it. A rare and local species of the Co Down coast, mostly from the stretch south from Bloody Bridge. |
| All names: Glaucium flavum Crantz; Glaucium luteum Crantz; Glaucium glaucium (L.) Karst. |
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