Papaver radicatum

Papaver radicatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species: P. radicatum
Binomial name
Papaver radicatum
L.

Papaver radicatum (arctic poppy, rooted poppy, yellow poppy) is a plant species of the genus Papaver. The species grows at a latitude of 83°40'N on Kaffeklubben Island[1], making it (and the purple saxifrage also found on the island) the northern most growing plant in the world.

This poppy appears on the Coat of arms of Nunavut.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sagax Groenland 2007 [1]