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|familia=Ranunculaceae
|genus=Adonis
|species=annua
|taxo_author=L.
|common_name=Pheasant's eye
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=16
|Max ht metric=in
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|Max wd box=12
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|lifespan=annual
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|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=3
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|image=Adonis annua flor.jpg
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'''''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 plant|medicinal]] and [[ornamental plant]] and is a plant of the Ranunculaceae family, native to North Africa, West Asia and Europe. It grows to an height of 10 inches. The flowers are often scarlet in colour with darker spots at the base. The name Bird's Eye is also associated with the bird's-eye primrose. Pheasant's eye is also an alternative name for poet's narcissus.

''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]]. <ref>http://www.plantlife.org.uk/index.html Plantlife website</ref>