| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis regia G.Taylor |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. 67: 259 (1929) |
| Native Range | c. Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4600m |
| Description | leaf rosette to 1m wide, leaves narrowly elliptic, serrate, golden or silvery hirsute, flowers 1-4, ca. 8cm across, in leafy raceme, petals 4-6; monocarpic |
| Size | 100-200cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early 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 | Papaver regium (G.Taylor) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |