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|familia=Papaveraceae
|genus=Papaver
|species=alpinum
|common_name=Dwarf Poppy, Alpine Poppy
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht box=5
|Min ht metric=cm
|Max ht box=20
|Max ht metric=cm
|Min wd box=20
|Min wd metric=cm
|Max wd box=40
|Max wd metric=cm
|origin=Mountains of S. Europe
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|features=flowers
|flowers=orange, yellow, white
|Temp Metric=°C
|min_zone=5
|max_zone=9
|image=Papaver alpinum01.jpg
|image_width=180
}}
'''''Papaver alpinum''''', the '''Alpine poppy''' or '''Dwarf poppy''', is a perennial poppy found in the Alps. This species includes several sub-species, four of which are found in Austria. It forms a [[basal rosette]] clump of downy, finely-divided leaves that are gray-green to blue-green in colour. The flowers are borne on single stems.
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Papaver alpinum, Linn. Alpine Poppy. Low and cespitose perennial, nearly stemless: lvs. glaucous, all radical and petiolate, glabrous or nearly so, 2-3-pinnately parted, the ultimate segms. linear or linear-lanceolate: scapes single or several, the bud ovoid or round-obovoid, usually pilose, nodding; fls. white, fragrant; petals round-obovate, erose, nearly 1 in. long or less: caps, oblong to obovate, strongly ribbed. Alps, Apennines.— The following garden varieties have been offered as of this species, but some of them are probably P. pyrenaicum: albiflorum, album, aurantiacum, flaviflorum, flavum, roseum and rubrum. P. luteum, Hort., belongs here, but P. luteum of the botanists is the Welsh Poppy, Meconopsis cambrica.
Papaver alpinum, Linn. Alpine Poppy. Low and cespitose perennial, nearly stemless: lvs. glaucous, all radical and petiolate, glabrous or nearly so, 2-3-pinnately parted, the ultimate segms. linear or linear-lanceolate: scapes single or several, the bud ovoid or round-obovoid, usually pilose, nodding; fls. white, fragrant; petals round-obovate, erose, nearly 1 in. long or less: caps, oblong to obovate, strongly ribbed. Alps, Apennines.— The following garden varieties have been offered as of this species, but some of them are probably P. pyrenaicum: albiflorum, album, aurantiacum, flaviflorum, flavum, roseum and rubrum. P. luteum, Hort., belongs here, but P. luteum of the botanists is the Welsh Poppy, Meconopsis cambrica.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
These are quite hardy, withstanding light snow and frost during winter. They like a light, moist soil that is free draining.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
They can be propagated from root cuttings or seeds.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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