| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis speciosa Prain |
| Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 23: 258 (1907) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3700-4400m |
| Description | acerose-setose, leaves pinnatisect, basal leaves ca. 25cm long, glaucous, petiolate, flowers with 4-8 petals, ca. 6cm across, in leafy raceme; monocarpic |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | blue, reddish mauve |
| 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 ouvrardiana Hand.-Mazz. Papaver ouvrardianum (Hand.-Mazz.) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |