| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis horridula Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ind. 1: 252 (1855) |
| Native Range | Qinghai to c. & e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-5800m |
| Description | leaves 10-15cm, lanceolate, subentire, setose, obtuse or acute, floral scape rigid, densely setose, flowers solitary, 5cm across, sepals aristate; monocarpic |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | indigo, blue |
| Bloom | 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. abnormis Fedde Meconopsis horridula var. typica Prain Meconopsis racemosa f. horridula (Hook.f. & Thomson) Farrer Meconopsis rigidiuscula Kingdon-Ward Papaver horridulum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |