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Meconopsis latifolia (Prain) Prain  
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesMeconopsis latifolia (Prain) Prain 
BibliographyBull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 146 (1915)
Native Rangenw. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3500-4000m
Descriptionstem leaves alternate, linear-oblong, obtuse, shallowly incised, abaxially glaucous, flowers 5-6cm across, tetramerous, in racemose cyme; monocarpic
Size30-120cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
SynonymsMeconopsis sinuata var. latifolia Prain
Papaver latifolium (Prain) Christenh. & Byng
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya)
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