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Glaucium grandiflorum Boiss. & A.Huet  
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesGlaucium grandiflorum Boiss. & A.Huet 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 5: 15 (1856)
Native Rangee. Medit to Iran
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatstony grassland
Descriptionglaucous, finely tomentose, basal leaves pinnatisect, sub lyrate, segments obovate, stem leaves pinnatipartite, amplexicaule, sepals hirsute, petals large, violet variegate
Size20-35cm
Colororange-red
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typebiennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
SynonymsGlaucium 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.
Territory1 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)
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