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Meconopsis lyrata (H.A.Cummins & Prain) Fedde  
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesMeconopsis lyrata (H.A.Cummins & Prain) Fedde 
BibliographyPflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 104: 246 (1909)
Native Rangee. Himalaya (Darjiling)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3000-4800m
Descriptionsparsely hirsute, leaves oval, entire, sometimes with basal, orbiculate lobes, 1-5cm long, long petiolate, flowers 1-5, 3-4cm across, pendent, tetramerous; monocarpic
Size5-50cm
Colorpale blue, pink
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
SynonymsCathcartia lyrata H.A.Cummins & Prain
Papaver lyratum (H.A.Cummins & Prain) Christenh. & Byng
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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