| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Papaver armeniacum (L.) DC. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat. 2: 83 (1821) |
| Native Range | Caucasus, n. & nw. Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | long, sparsely setose, leaves in outline ovate-oblong, segments narrowly linear, short, bi- or tripinnatisect, inflorescence pyramidal-conical panicle |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pale red, scarlet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | biennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Argemone armeniaca L. Papaver armeniacum var. caucasicum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze Papaver armeniacum var. floribundum (Desf.) Kuntze Papaver armeniacum var. fugax (Poir.) Kuntze Papaver armeniacum f. linearilobum Kuntze Papaver armeniacum var. tournefortianum Kuntze Papaver caucasicum M.Bieb. Papaver caucasicum var. stenocarpum Boiss. Papaver cylindricum Cullen Papaver floribundum Desf. Papaver floribundum var. holosericeophyllum Fedde Papaver fugax Poir. Papaver fugax var. platydiscus Cullen Papaver hispidum Desf. ex Elkan Papaver hyoscyamifolium Boiss. & Hausskn. Papaver ramosissimum Fedde Papaver roopianum Bordz. ex Sosn. Papaver sjunicicum M.V.Agab. Papaver tauricum Elkan Papaver triniifolium Boiss. Papaver urbanianum Fedde Papaver virgatum Sm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |