Meconopsis horridula Hook.fil. & Thomson belongs to the Papaveraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
![Meconopsis horridula, [C. Davidson 13748]--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (216).JPG](/api/images/00582476-4599-45c6-9f33-71ec7441d216/download)
Meconopsis horridula, [C. Davidson 13748]--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (216).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Meconopsis
Specific Epithet
horridula
Authorship
Hook.fil. & Thomson
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
8/15/2017
Location
China, Sichuan, Litang Xian.
30.181111, 99.978056
Location Remarks
Ca. 40 km west of Litang on road (Highway G318) from Litang to Batang. Mountains with coarse sand slopes on north side of highway, heavily grazed meadows, thickets of dwarf Rhododendron (mostly <1 m tall, but some plants to 1.5 m), Caragana, Salix and Lonicera thickets and coarse, granitic sand scree slopes. 4100-4400 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui LI, Tao YANG
Notes
Epilithic, also in coarse scree. Petals blue. Collected also on 10 August 2017, the vouchers for these images.
8/10/2017
Location
China, Yunnan, Xianggelila Xian
27.605278, 99.885833
Location Remarks
Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian: Xiao Zhongdian. Tianbao Shan, east of Xiao Zhongdian. Narrow valley with cut over Abies-Picea-Larix forest on lower slopes and scree above on both sides of valley; with meadow-like areas near stream and on slope between scree. 3680-3840 m. elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui LI, Tao YANG
Notes
Epilithic, also in coarse scree. Petals blue.
