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Meconopsis gracilipes G.Taylor  
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesMeconopsis gracilipes G.Taylor 
BibliographyAccount Gen. Meconopsis: 38 (1934)
Native Ranges. Tibet to c. Nepal
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3300-4800m
Descriptionlower leaves pinnate, lateral segments 3-4-pairs, sparsely yellow-brown setose, glabrescent, stem leaves lanceolate, flowers in panicle, petals 4, orbiculate; monocarpic
Size40-60cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
SynonymsMeconopsis rebeccae Debnath & M.P.Nayar
Papaver gracilipes (G.Taylor) Christenh. & Byng
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal)
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