| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Papaver lateritium K.Koch |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-2700m |
| Description | basal leaves lanceolate, coarsely dentate and lobate, flowers solitary, 45-60mm across, sepals long yellow hirsute, capsule glabrous, clavate |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | orange, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
|