Papaver radicatum
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Papaver radicatum is a plant species of the genus Papaver
. The species grows at a latitude of 83°40'N on Kaffeklubben Island
, making it (and the purple saxifrage
also found on the island) the northern most growing plant in the world.
This poppy appears on the Coat of arms of Nunavut
.
Papaver
Papaver is a genus of 70-100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. It is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae.-Description:...
. The species grows at a latitude of 83°40'N on Kaffeklubben Island
Kaffeklubben Island
Kaffeklubben Island or The Coffee Club Island is a small island lying off the northern tip of Greenland. It is the northernmost point of land on Earth....
, making it (and the purple saxifrage
Purple Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia, the purple saxifrage or purple mountain saxifrage, is a species of edible plant that is very common all over the high Arctic and also some high mountainous areas further south, including northern Britain, the Alps and the Rocky Mountains...
also found on the island) the northern most growing plant in the world.
This poppy appears on the Coat of arms of Nunavut
Coat of arms of Nunavut
The coat of arms of the territory of Nunavut was granted by a warrant of Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada, dated 31 March 1999, one day before the territory of Nunavut, Canada was created. The same document specified the flag of Nunavut.- Overview :...
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See also
- Svalbard poppy, other poppy of indigenous climate to the extreme north