Also known as Papaver nudicaule and in America as the Ice Poppy, this is a boreal (northern) plant is found flowering near the polar regions of Europe and North America. Only found in this southern region of the Swiss Alps, P. croceum is probably not native here. The flowers are biennial and can be white, orange or yellow. It is a very popular garden species there are many cultivars.

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Near the Morteratsch Glacier, Engadine, Switzerland 6th July 2010, updated 12th April 2015

Added on February 11th 2011