| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Papaver lancifolium (Franch.) Christenh. & Byng |
| Synonyms | Cathcartia lancifolia Franch. |
| Meconopsis lancifolia (Franch.) Franch. ex Prain | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3300-4800m |
| Description | taproot, lower leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to obovate, glabrous or softly setose, entire, flowers numerous in raceme, petals 4-8, suborbiculate; monocarpic |
| Size | 8-35cm |
| Color | velvet purple, blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
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