Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Papaveraceae
Genus:Meconopsis
Species: M. simplicifolia
Binomial name
Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia is a perennial in the poppy family, sometimes monocarpic, with a taproot, rosette of leaves with bristly hairs, and blue or purple flowers on leafless stems, native to altitudes of 3,450–5,450 metres (11,300–17,900 ft) in central Nepal and southeastern Tibet.

References

    • Poppies: The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation. Christopher Grey-Wilson. Timber Press. 1993.


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