| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis sherriffi G.Taylor |
| Bibliography | New Fl. & Silva 9: 155 (1937) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | leaves entire, oblanceolate, light blue-green, scabrous, golden-brown hirsute, flowers solitary, hexamerous, petals sinuate, anthers yellow, stigma bright green |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | dark pinkish red |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| 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 division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Papaver sherriffii (G.Taylor) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |