Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Oreomecon macounii (Greene) Galasso & al. |
Bibliography | Pl. Rev. 5(4): 58 (2023) |
Native Range | w. Alaska |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | leaves green with 3-4 pairs primary lobes, sparsely white hirsute, flowers to 6cm across, floral scape hirsute, anthers yellow, capsule obconical, pale brown hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | whitish yellow, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
Synonyms | Papaver alaskanum var. macranthum Hultén Papaver macounii Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) |