| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis superba King ex Prain |
| Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64: 317 (1896) |
| Native Range | e. Himalaya (wc. Bhutan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4100-4300m |
| Description | silvery hispid, lower leaves long petiolate, to 35cm long, lanceolate to elliptic, serrulate, acute, flowers in raceme, pendent, petals 4, 4-6cm long; monocarpic |
| Size | 60-100cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 superbum (King ex Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |