Wildlife & Flora
Spiny Mountain Poppy
Spiny Mountain Poppy (Meconopsis horridula) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Pheriche, Dingboche, Thukla.
- Scientific name
- Meconopsis horridula
- Local name
- N/A
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
This pretty blue poppy with spiny seed have been used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug. Hard to cultivate, these guys are harvested from the wild in large quantities making them endangered in many places.
