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Oreomecon keelei (A.E.Porsild) P.M.Sl.  
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesOreomecon keelei (A.E.Porsild) P.M.Sl. 
Bibliographyh.l., comb. nov.
Native Rangen. Russian Far East to Subarctic America
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Altitude0-1200m
Descriptionleaves to 12cm, abaxially pale green, adaxially dark green, pinnate, lateral segments 2-3-pairs, glabrescent or densely pale brown pilose, flowers solitary, to 5cm across
Size15-35cm
Coloryellow, rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
SynonymsOreomecon macounii ssp. discolor (Hultén) Galasso & al.
Papaver keelei A.E.Porsild, Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 101(30): 20 (1945)
Papaver macounii ssp. discolor (Hultén) Rändel
Papaver macounii var. discolor Hultén
Papaver radicatum var. camtschaticum Steffen
Papaver scammanianum D.Löve
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
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