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Author Topic: Papaver croceum alias Papaver nudicaule at the Morteratsch glacier  (Read 910 times)

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An example of naturalized alpine plant is Papaver croceum at the Morteratsch glacier, incorrectly labelled Papaver rhaeticum in the AGS Photographic Competition. The latter never has orange flowers, solely yellow.
Compare
http://botany.cz/cs/papaver-aurantiacum/
Papaver aurantiacum Loisel.
syn. Papaver alpinum L. subsp. rhaeticum (Ler.) Markgraf, Papaver rhaeticum Leresche
and
http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/papaver_croceum_icelandic_poppy.htm
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/248394526_Papaver_croceum_LEDEB._a_rare_example_of_an_alien_species_in_alpine_environments_of_the_Upper_Engadine_Switzerland
Papaver croceum Ledeb., Papaver nudicaule of the gardens
Josef N.
gardening in Brno, Czechoslovakia
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