Meconopsis betonicifolia
Appearance
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Meconopsis betonicifolia | |
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A full bloom | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Meconopsis |
Species: | M. betonicifolia
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Binomial name | |
Meconopsis betonicifolia | |
Synonyms | |
Meconopsis baileyi |
Meconopsis betonicifolia (syn. Meconopsis baileyi), the Himalayan blue poppy,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It was first formally named for western science in 1912 by the British officer Lt. Col. Frederick Marshman Bailey.[2]
Meconopsis betonicifolia is hardy in most of the United Kingdom[3] and it has striking large blue flowers. This herbaceous perennial is often short-lived.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meconopsis betonicifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Paulette Singley (2004). Eating Architecture. MIT Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-262-08322-5.
- ^ a b "Meconopsis betonicifolia". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Meconopsis betonicifolia at Wikimedia Commons