Adonis flammea, large pheasant's eye,[1] is a species of plant belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.

It can be distinguished by its mottled black achenes having a rounded bulge just below the peak.

[4][5][6] Adonis flammea , was described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin and published in Florae Austriaceae 4: 29, in the year 1776.

It was believed that he disappeared into the earth in autumn and winter only to reappear in spring and summer.

To celebrate his return, the Greeks adopted the Semitic custom of making Adonis gardens, consisting of clay pots of quickly growing seeds.