Macoun's Poppy, Papaver macounii, has the tallest flower stem of the wild Alaskan poppies. It is the only wild Alaskan poppy found growin...Read Moreg in moist alpine or tundra meadows. (Other wild Alaskan poppies are found on well drained, sandy, gravely, rocky, or scree soils.) Small basal leaves support a large, long steamed, lemon yellow flower, which seems totally out of proportion to the rest of the plant.
Macoun's Poppy, Papaver macounii, has the tallest flower stem of the wild Alaskan poppies. It is the only wild Alaskan poppy found growin...Read More