Papaver alpinum

Papaver alpinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species:
P. alpinum
Binomial name
Papaver alpinum
Synonyms
  • Oreomecon alpina (L.) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
  • Papaver nudicaule subsp. alpinum (L.) Elkan

Papaver alpinum, synonym Oreomecon alpina, the Alpine poppy or dwarf poppy, is a poppy found in the Alps. The circumscription of the species varies considerably. In some treatments, the species is one of a group of related species, and includes several subspecies, four of which are found in Austria. In other treatments, it includes species that have been treated as separate, and has at most one subspecies.