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Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia
Photo: Dieter Weiher, GPL
Family
Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
C. Nepal to Bhutan and S. Tibet
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

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.

Other Meconopsis plants

Thorny satin poppy · Nepalese Autumn Poppy · Meconopsis bella · Meconopsis bhutanica · Meconopsis gakyidiana · Blue Poppy · Prickly Blue Poppy · Meconopsis lancifolia · Meconopsis manasluensis · Satin Poppy · Harebell Poppy · Asiatic Poppies

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Meconopsis simplicifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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