| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Arctomecon californica Torr. & Frém. |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 500-1000m |
| Description | leaves bluish, long sericeous-hirsute, flowers in cyme, in bud pendent, flowers 5-8cm in diam., leaves long petiolate, obovate, apically dentate |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
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