| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Papaver alpinum L. |
| Synonyms | Papaver burseri Crantz |
| Papaver julicum E.Mayer & Merxm. | |
| Papaver kerneri Hayek | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | subglabrous, leaves 1-2-pinnate, glabrous, glaucous, segments 3-4-pairs, elliptic to narrowly obovate, 1-2mm wide, with short terminal awn, petals to 15mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
alpinum endressii (Asch.) O.Bolós & Vigo, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 73 (1974)
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