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Meconopsis neglecta G.Taylor  
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesMeconopsis neglecta G.Taylor 
BibliographyAccount Gen. Meconopsis: 102 (1934)
Native Rangenw. Pakistan (Kafiristan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2500-3000m
Descriptionbasal leaves 10cm, petiolate, pinnatifid, densely covered with acerose spines, segments oblong, rounded, flowers solitary, tetramerous, petals suborbicular; monocarpic
Size15-20cm
Colorblue
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
SynonymsPapaver kafiristanicum Christenh. & Byng
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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