Oreomecon lapponica is a species in the poppy family known by the common name Lapland poppy. It grows in the Arctic tundra from Norway around the arctic circle to Greenland. Until 2023 it was known as Papaver lapponicum.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Lapland 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 mcconnellii
- Oreomecon variegata
- Oreomecon pulvinata
- Oreomecon radicata
- Oreomecon polaris
- Oreomecon coloradensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Oreomecon
- Species
- Papaver lapponicum
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