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Papaver alboroseum

Papaver alboroseum Hultén

Pale Poppy

Papaveraceae (Poppy family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PAAL5

USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White to rose with yellow basal spot.

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: BC , YT
Native Habitat: Rocky tundra of ridges and mountain summits, ash and cinder slopes, and in sand and gravel of glacial outwash and river flood plains.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Papaver alboroseum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Papaver alboroseum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Papaver alboroseum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-03
Research By: CBR

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