| Oreomecon crocea | |
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| At the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Oreomecon |
| Species: | O. crocea |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreomecon crocea (Ledeb.) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Oreomecon crocea, common name ice poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family.
Oreomecon crocea can reach a height of 30–40 centimetres (12–16 in). It is a biennial or perennial herbaceous plant, with a basal rosette of long-stalked bluish-green lobed leaves. The stems are leafless and haired. Flowers are actinomorphic, solitary, 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in) wide, with four yellow, orange, reddish or white petals. They bloom from June to August. This plant is cultivated as an ornamental plant and erroneously sold under the name of Papaver nudicaule, that is instead a different species ( Papaver nudicaule L. – common names Iceland poppy, Icelandic poppy).
Oreomecon crocea was scientifically described and named Papaver croceum in 1830 by Carl Friedrich von Ledebour. It has also been considered to be variety of Papaver nudicaule or of Papaver alpinum . [1] In 2021 it was moved to the new genus Oreomecon , giving the species its accepted name. [2] [1] It has 25 synonyms according to Plants of the World Online. [1]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papaver alpinum var. croceum(Ledeb.) Ledeb. | 1841 | variety | ≡ hom. |
| Papaver alpinum var. leucanthumTrautv. | 1860 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver alpinum lusus leucanthum(Trautv.) Regel | 1862 | sport | = het. |
| Papaver alpinum lusus tenueRegel | 1862 | sport | = het. |
| Papaver angrenicumPazij | 1941 | species | = het. |
| Papaver croceumLedeb. | 1830 | species | ≡ hom. |
| Papaver croceum subsp. altaicumSerg. | 1931 | subspecies | = het. |
| Papaver croceum subsp. corydalifolium(Fedde) Tolm. | 1931 | subspecies | = het. |
| Papaver croceum var. glabrifoliumSerg. | 1931 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver croceum var. glabrumSerg. | 1931 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver croceum var. hirsutumSerg. | 1931 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver croceum var. pilosumSerg. | 1931 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver himalaycumCretz. | 1934 | species | = het. |
| Papaver ledebourianum var. leucanthum(Trautv.) Peschkova | 1972 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule f. albiflorumLundstr. | 1923 | form | = het., nom. illeg. |
| Papaver nudicaule subsp. aurantiacumFedde | 1909 | subspecies | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule subsp. corydalifolium(Fedde) N.Busch | 1913 | subspecies | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule var. corydalifoliumFedde | 1909 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule var. croceum(Ledeb.) Elkan | 1839 | variety | ≡ hom. |
| Papaver nudicaule var. glabratumDC. | 1821 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule var. leucanthumTrautv. | 1860 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule var. subcorydalifoliumFedde | 1909 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule var. tenue(Regel) Fedde | 1909 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver nudicaule var. trilobifoliumFedde | 1909 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver pseudotenellumGrubov | 1955 | species | = het. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym ; = heterotypic synonym | |||
Oreomecon crocea is a native of southern Siberia, Central Asia, and Mongolia. [1]
It can be found in pasture, meadows, rocky slopes and landfill areas.
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