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Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia
Papaver radicatum
Papaver radicatum Rottb.
Rooted Poppy, Alpine Poppy
Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: para11
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
A low, tufted, brownish-hairy plant bearing 1 bowl-shaped flower with 4 pale yellow or white petals atop each stalk.
Alpine Poppy was only recently named, after completion of a study of all poppies from northern Canada and high in the Rocky Mountains. The smaller Pygmy Poppy (P. pygmaeum), 1 1/4-2 1/2 inches (3-6.5 cm) tall, with pale salmon petals 1/2-inch (1.5 cm) long, grows at high elevations in southern Alberta and northwestern Montana.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Yellow or white, rarely pink tinged or brick red.
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , NM , UT , WYCanada: AB , BC , NL , NT , NU , QC , YT
Native Distribution: Throughout much of Arctic North America and south in Rocky Mountains to northeastern Utah and northern New Mexico.
Native Habitat: Tundra and rocky, alpine slopes.
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Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 radicatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Papaver radicatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Papaver radicatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-26Research By: TWC Staff