Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Glaucium grandiflorum Boiss. & A.Huet |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 5: 15 (1856) |
Native Range | e. Medit to Iran |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | glaucous, finely tomentose, basal leaves pinnatisect, sub lyrate, segments obovate, stem leaves pinnatipartite, amplexicaule, sepals hirsute, petals large, violet variegate |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | orange-red |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | biennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
Synonyms | Glaucium corniculatum var. grandiflorum (Boiss. & A.Huet) Kuntze Glaucium corniculatum var. pilosum Kuntze Glaucium grandiflorum var. haussknechtii (Bornm. & Fedde) Parsa Glaucium grandiflorum var. judaicum (Bornm.) Sam. ex Rech. Glaucium haussknechtii Bornm. & Fedde Glaucium judaicum Bornm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) |