| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Papaver cambricum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 508 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
| Altitude | 0-2100m |
| Description | weakly hirsute, basal leaves long petiolate, pinnate, stem leaves shortly petiolate, flowers solitary, 6-7cm, capsules narrow and long, shortly rostrate, milk yellow |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Argemone cambrica (L.) Desf. Cerastites cambrica (L.) S.F.Gray Meconopsis cambrica (L.) Vig. Papaver alpinum Salisb. Papaver flavum Moench Papaver luteum Lam. Parameconopsis cambrica (L.) Grey-Wilson Stylophorum cambricum (L.) Spreng. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |