Archive for 'Papaveraceae'

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Elevation: 906 meters.

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Elevation: 1150 meters.

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)

Elevation: 1150 meters.

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to 5300 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue to purple. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.

Prickly Blue Poppy (Meconopsis horridula)

Prickly Blue Poppy (Meconopsis horridula)

Prickly Blue Poppy is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome to 5800 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to North Myanmar and Qinghai.

Prickly Blue Poppy (Meconopsis horridula)

Prickly Blue Poppy (Meconopsis horridula)

Prickly Blue Poppy is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome to 5800 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to North Myanmar and Qinghai.

Sikkim plant (Corydalis)

Sikkim plant (Corydalis)

Elevation: 4831 meters.

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to 5300 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue to purple. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to 5300 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue to purple. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.

Satin Poppy (Meconopsis paniculata)

Satin Poppy (Meconopsis paniculata)

The Satin poppy is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome to 4400 meters elevation. Elevation: 4029 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to South Tibet.

Corydalis pseudolongipes

Corydalis pseudolongipes

Elevation: 2973 meters. Native range is Himalaya.

Satin Poppy (Meconopsis paniculata)

Satin Poppy (Meconopsis paniculata)

The satin poppy is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome to 4400 meters elevation. Elevation: 3716 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to South Tibet.

Satin Poppy (Meconopsis paniculata)

Satin Poppy (Meconopsis paniculata)

The satin poppy is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome to 4400 meters elevation. Elevation: 3716 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to South Tibet.

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia

Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to well above 5000 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue seen here, to purple. Elevation: 3789 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.

Argemone mexicana UV

Argemone mexicana UV

What a surprise! In UV this bright flower is completely dark!

Argemone mexicana

Argemone mexicana

This is an invasive weed on Socotra, and is able to thrive and in some areas dominate. This is one of many plants I found on the beach of Detwah in the west of the island, and was the only one I found in bloom.

Argemone mexicana

Argemone mexicana

This is an invasive weed on Socotra, and is able to thrive and in some areas dominate. This is one of many plants I found on the beach of Detwah in the west of the island, and was the only one I found in bloom.