| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis racemosa Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 23: 310 (1877) |
| Native Range | c. China to n. & e. Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4900m |
| Description | taproot, lower leaves winged petiolate, green, lanceolate, 5-20cm, yellow adpressed spinose, entire, flowers numerous in raceme, petals 5-8, 2-3cm long; monocarpic |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | blue, bluish purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Meconopsis horridula var. racemosa (Maxim.) Prain Meconopsis horridula var. spinulifera L.H.Zhou Papaver racemosum (Maxim.) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |