| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cathcartia smithiana Hand.-Mazz. |
| Bibliography | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 60: 182 (1924) |
| Native Range | sc. China to ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3100-3400m |
| Description | stems simple, stem leaves petiolate, ternate, leaflets sparsely adpressed hirsute, broadly ovate, lobate, flowers 4 in raceme, petals 4, broadly obovate, subincised |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Meconopsis smithiana (Hand.-Mazz.) G.Taylor ex Hand.-Mazz. Papaver smithianum (Hand.-Mazz.) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |