| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis paniculata (D.Don) Prain |
| Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2. Nat. Hist. 64: 316 (1896) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to c. & e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | taproot, leaves long petiolate, lanceolate to oblong, 25-50cm, pinnatifid, segments 6-10 pairs, lanceolate, inflorescence paniculate-racemose, petals 3-6cm; monocarpic |
| Size | 100-200cm |
| Color | blue, purplish red |
| 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 napaulensis var. elata (Prain) Besant Meconopsis paniculata var. elata Prain Meconopsis paniculata var. rubra Grey-Wilson Meconopsis wollastonii Regel Papaver paniculatum D.Don Stylophorum paniculatum (D.Don) G.Don |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |