| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis impedita Prain |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 162 (1915) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet and ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4700m |
| Description | taproot, lower leaves petiolate, lanceolate or spathulate, entire or sinuate, obtuse, flowers numerous, pendent, 3-7cm across, in bud spherical, petals 4-10; monocarpic |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple, blue |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Meconopsis impedita var. morsheadii Prain Papaver impeditum (Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |