| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreomecon pygmaeum (Rydb.) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | sw. Canada to nw. Montana |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 1000-2900m |
| Description | taproot, leaves numerous, crowded, blade to 15mm, shorter than petiole, broadly ovate, incised into oblong segments, petals ca. 1cm long, sepals obovate, hirsute |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | yellow, orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Papaver nudicaule var. pseudocorydalifolium Fedde Papaver pygmaeum Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 159 (1902) Papaver radicatum var. pygmaeum (Rydb.) S.L.Welsh |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana) |