Meconopsis betonicifolia (English spelling)

…A large perennial or annual plant of the Papaveraceae family, closely related to the genus Papaveraceae. Forty-five species are known (illustration). Most of them are distributed in the Himalayan mountain range and mountainous regions of China, such as Sichuan, Yunnan, and Gansu. M. cambrica Vig. (English name Welsh poppy) is found in Western Europe, and one species is found in California. Most are hairy. The leaves vary in shape from entire to deeply pinnately lobed, are soft, and exude a yellow milky liquid when cut. The flowers are solitary or in racemes or corymbs, and are relatively large and resemble poppy flowers. …

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…ケシ属に近縁なケシ科の大型の多年草あるいは一年草で，45種が知られる（イラスト）。その大部分はヒマラヤ山系および四川，雲南，甘粛など中国の山岳地帯に分布し，西ヨーロッパにM.cambrica Vig.(英名Welsh poppy)が，カリフォルニアに1種がみられる。多くは有毛。葉形は全縁から羽状深裂まで変化に富み，柔らかく，切ると黄色の乳液が出る。花は単生，または総状花序，散房花序につき，比較的大輪でケシの花に似る。…

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