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The Wild Flowers of Semiarid plateau & Alpine Region

Dicranostigma lactucides

Belongs to Papaveraceae. Herbs, 15 to 60 cm high; stems caespitose. Basal leaves pinnate-divided. Cauline leaves similar to, but smaller than basal leaves, sessile. Inflorescences a cyme, terminal. Flowers orange, 4 to 6cm in diameter. Flowering: june to Aug.
Resistant to coldness and drought. Distributed in south-middle Tibet. Growing on stony slopes of 3700 to 4300m alt. Also in northwest Sichuan, Nepal and northwest India.