Meconopsis Autumnails
Meconopsis autumnalis, the Nepalese Autumn Poppy, is a yellow-flowered Himalayan poppy that belongs to series Robustae, Meconopsis autumnalis grow in sub-alpine habitats commonly along stream margins, grassy alpine slopes or at edges and openings of Abies forest. It's Flowering normally occurs in late July to September.
The species ranges in elevation from 3300-4200 m, favouring stony, humus-rich soils. Similar to meconopsis manasluensis and other meconopsis of Nepal, the species appears to give a very limted geographic distribution, therefore necessitating more in-depth conservation assessment.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Meconopsis
Species: M. autumnalis
The species ranges in elevation from 3300-4200 m, favouring stony, humus-rich soils. Similar to meconopsis manasluensis and other meconopsis of Nepal, the species appears to give a very limted geographic distribution, therefore necessitating more in-depth conservation assessment.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Meconopsis
Species: M. autumnalis