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Meconopsis simplicifolia

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Meconopsis simplicifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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.