A large, nodding blue to purple poppy of spruce forest and scrub on the southern rim of Tibet.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Poppy
- Habitats: Spruce forest, shrubland
- Regions: Ü Tsang
Habitat and distribution
Spruce forest understorey, forest margins and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,100 m in south-central Tibet (Flora of China), and in Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal.
Recorded in Ü-Tsang.
Ecological and cultural significance
A plant of the forest edge and scrub on the monsoon-watered southern rim of the plateau.
Threats
No specific threats documented.
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).