| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis aculeata Royle |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 67 (1834) |
| Native Range | sw. Tibet to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-4200m |
| Description | taproot, lower leaves petiolate, oblong to cordate, irregularly pinnate, sparsely setose, stem leaves similar, flowers numerous in raceme, petals 4, 3-4cm; monocarpic |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | sky blue, bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Meconopsis aculeata f. acutiloba Prain Meconopsis aculeata var. nana Prain Meconopsis aculeata f. normalis Prain Meconopsis aculeata var. typica Prain Meconopsis bikrami B.S.Aswal Meconopsis guilelmi-waldemari Klotzsch Papaver guilelmi-waldemari (Klotzsch) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |