Papaver radicatum
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| Papaver radicatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Papaver |
| Species: | P. radicatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Papaver radicatum Rottb. |
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Papaver radicatum is a species of poppy known by the common names Arctic poppy, rooted poppy, and yellow poppy. It is circumpolar in distribution and grows in arctic and alpine zones in Europe, North America, and Asia.[1][2]
It grows at a latitude of 83°40'N on Kaffeklubben Island,[3] making it one of the northernmost plants in the world. It appears on the Coat of arms of Nunavut.
Taxonomy[edit]
The Flora of North America lists four subspecies:
- Papaver radicatum subsp. alaskanum (Hultén) J. P. Anderson
- Papaver radicatum subsp. kluanensis (D. Löve) D. F. Murray
- Papaver radicatum subsp. polare Tolmatchew
- Papaver radicatum subsp. radicatum
See also[edit]
- Svalbard poppy, another poppy of the extreme north.
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.grida.no/photolib/detail/arctic-poppy-papaver-radicatum-varanger-peninsular-northern-norway_c889
- ^ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500854
- ^ Sagax Groenland 2007
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