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Alpine poppy

Papaver alpinum

Photo by Ursula
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Field Notes

Description:

A short, upright, about 5 to 20 cm high, with several upright and hairy stems. The feathery leaves are arranged in a ground hugging rosette.
The flowers are hermaphroditic and are radially symmetric with a diameter of up to 5 cm.

Habitat:

Alps.

Notes:

The fragrant flowers do not have nectar, but produce pollen. The flowering period is from July to August.
To help secure the plant, the root hairs are angled upwards.

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Papaver alpinum

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Comments (6)
Ursula
thank you all for these comments! :) and thank you daniele for noticing the date-it was so late at night i posted this spotting on, that i completely missed it! :)
Leuba Ridgway
so very beautiful ! I can almost feel the sun and smell the fresh mountain air...hmmm !!
DanielePralong
Lovely Ursula! Would you mind checking the spotting date? I think you probably just ended up having the default date in there :-)

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Flowers of Europe
Mission
The Flora of Central European Alps

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PublishedApril 20, 2013

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