Description: Meconopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. It was first described by French botanist Viguier in 1814 who named it as poppy-like (gr. Mekon poppy, Opsis alike). The species have attractive flowers and have two distinct ranges. A single species, Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy), is indigenous to England, Wales, Ireland, and the fringes of Western Europe, although recent studies suggest that it does not belong in the genus. Date: 10 November 2007, 14:36. Source: Meconopsis. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location45° 51′ 40.77″ S, 170° 37′ 37.31″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-45.861324; 170.627031.
Description: Meconopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. It was first described by French botanist Viguier in 1814 who named it as poppy-like (gr. Mekon poppy, Opsis alike). The species have attractive flowers and have two distinct ranges. A single species, Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy), is indigenous to England, Wales, Ireland, and the fringes of Western Europe, although recent studies suggest that it does not belong in the genus. Date: 10 November 2007, 14:33. Source: Meconopsis. 1. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location45° 51′ 40.66″ S, 170° 37′ 40.63″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-45.861294; 170.627954.
Description: Cover of book by J.D. Hooker with art by W.H.Fitch. Date: 1855. Source: Illustrations of Himalayan plants :chiefly selected from drawings made for the late J.F. Cathcart, Esq.re of the Bengal Civil Service. Author: W.H.Fitch.