Meconopsis cambrica

English: Welsh Poppy
Nederlands: Schijnpapaver
Español: Amapola amarilla - Ababol amarilla
Français: Pavot du Pays de Galles - Pavot jaune
Deutsch: Wald-Scheinmohn - Kambrischer Scheinmohn

Family: Papaveraceae - Poppy family
Flowering time: April-September
Height: 15-40cm
Altitude: to 2000m
Colour: yellow
Habitat: moist shaded habitats, woodland, hedgebanks, old walls, streamsides, rocky places
Distribution: Native of western Europe, mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and a number of western parts of the British Isles.
Synonyms: Papaver cambricum - Argemone cambrica






Notes: It has been widely naturalized outside its native range, for example in the Netherlands and Germany where it has colonised the urban environment.

Related key words: Rotterdam, Botanische tuin kralingen, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, LLanos del Hospital (Benasque)