| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cathcartia villosa Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 77: t. 4596 (1851) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya and e. Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3000-4000m |
| Description | red setose, basal leaves ovate to orbiculate, palmately pinnatilobate, abaxially glaucous, long petiolate, flowers pendent, tetramerous, 3-5cm across |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Meconopsis villosa (Hook.f.) G.Taylor Papaver cathcartia Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |