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Oreomecon dahliana, commonly called the Svalbard poppy, is a poppy species common on Svalbard, north-eastern Greenland and a small area of northern Norway. It is the symbolic flower of Svalbard.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Polar Poppy being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oreomecon polaris
- Oreomecon radicata
- Oreomecon coloradensis
- Oreomecon variegata
- Papaver lapponicum
- Oreomecon alborosea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Oreomecon
- Species
- Oreomecon dahliana
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