Papaver radicatum subsp. radicatum

Illustrated
Synonyms: Papaver lapponicum subsp. labradoricum (Lundström) Knaben Papaver lapponicum subsp. occidentale Knaben Papaver lapponicum subsp. porsildii (Fedde) Fedde Papaver nigroflavum Papaver nudicaule var. labradoricum Fedde Papaver radicatum subsp. labradoricum Lundström Papaver radicatum var. labradoricum (Fedde) J. Rousseau & Raymond Papaver radicatum subsp. occidentale (Knaben) A. Löve Papaver radicatum subsp. porsildii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants loosely cespitose, to 1.7 dm, with persistent, broadly lanceolate leaf-bases. Leaves to 12 cm; petiole to 2/3 length of leaf; blade green on both surfaces, lanceolate, with 2-4 pairs of primary lateral lobes, hirsute; primary lobes lanceolate to narrowly strap-shaped, apex acute to rounded. Inflorescences: scapes erect and curved, hispid, trichomes light colored. Flowers to 5 cm diam.; petals yellow. Capsules broadly obovoid to ellipsoid, to 1.5 cm, strigose, trichomes brown, generally without thickened bases. 2n = 56, 70.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Dry, sandy soils, rocky tundra communities, fellfield, blockfields, and screes at highest elevations and northernmost latitudes
Elevation: 0-2300 m

Distribution

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Greenland, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., Que., Yukon, Alaska, circumpolar

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"lengthofleaf" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

acute +  and rounded +
Rottbfll +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
lanceolate +
1-2.5 times longer than broad +
broadly obovoid +  and ellipsoid +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
sessile +  and subsessile +
Greenland +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.W.T. +, Que. +, Yukon +, Alaska +  and circumpolar +
0-2300 m +
yellow +  and white +
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
transverse +, poricidal +, valvate +  and dehiscence +
Dry, sandy soils, rocky tundra communities, fellfield, blockfields, and screes at highest elevations and northernmost latitudes +
paniculate +  and racemose +
terminal +  and axillary +
lanceolate +
1-2×-lobed +  and unlobed +
sessile +, petiolate +  and simple +
alternate +  and opposite or whorled +
cauline +  and basal +
incised +, scalloped +, toothed +  and entire +
multilocular +
distinct +
obovate +
2 times number of sepals +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
3-18[-22]-carpellate +
lanceolate +  and narrowly strap-shaped +
Skr. Kifbenhavnske Selsk. Laerd. Elsk. +
red +, orange +  and white +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
carunculate +  and arillate +
distinct +
obovate +
Illustrated +
decumbent +, spreading +  and erect +
deciduous +  and persistent +
Papaver lapponicum subsp. labradoricum +, Papaver lapponicum subsp. occidentale +, Papaver lapponicum subsp. porsildii +, Papaver nigroflavum +, Papaver nudicaule var. labradoricum +, Papaver radicatum subsp. labradoricum +, Papaver radicatum var. labradoricum +, Papaver radicatum subsp. occidentale +  and Papaver radicatum subsp. porsildii +
Papaver radicatum subsp. radicatum +
Papaver radicatum +
subspecies +
brown +  and light colored +
plant +  and cespitose +