Meconopsis cambrica (L.) Vig.
(Welsh Poppy)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)
GenusMeconopsis (welsh and himalayan poppies)
SubfamilyPAPAVEROIDEAE (poppies)
FamilyPAPAVERACEAE (poppies and fumitories)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy) :
1: Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)
22 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
plant, in bud
Image 1: FoliageImage 2: Foliage (2)Image 3: Leaves - top surfaces - pale backgroundImage 4: Leaves - under surfaces - pale backgroundImage 5: Plant - in situImage 6: Plant - in situ (2)
2: Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)
17 Jun 1974 OSGR: SD96 54° 10’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Plant

Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)

Often grown as a wildflower but isn’t really native over most of Britain.

Can be hard to establish on chalky soils and very invasive on acid soils. It has a deep rootstock which is difficult to remove.

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