Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Papaveraceae
Genus:	Meconopsis
Species:	M. simplicifolia
Binomial name
Meconopsis simplicifolia (D. Don) Walp.

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.

External links

• Germplasm Resources Information Network
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