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Hylomecon vernalis
Hylomecon vernalis, the forest poppy, is a low perennial woodland herb from East Asia and the Russian Far East that spreads by rhizomes and bears bright yellow flowers in spring. It thrives in moist, shaded conditions with humus-rich soil.
Hylomecon vernalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to China, Korea and the Russian Far East. It was first described by Karl Maximovich in 1859. It is known as the forest poppy.
Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
