| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Papaver nivale Tolm. |
| Bibliography | Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 24: 42 (1930) |
| Native Range | e. Siberia to Russian Far East |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves glabrescent, bipinnatisect, segments minute, oblong-linear, obtuse, buds ovoid-oblong, shortly adpressed setose, corolla to 4cm in diam., capsules dark setose |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, MAG Magadan) |