Introductory
SPECIES: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy 



ABBREVIATION : 
PAPPYG

SYNONYMS : 
   Papavar alpinum


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PAAL8


COMMON NAMES : 
   alpine glacier poppy
   dwarf alpine poppy
   alpine poppy


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of alpine glacier poppy is
Papaver pygmaeum Rydb.


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Alpine glacier poppy is a regional endemic in the vicinity of Glacier
National Park, Montana [1].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams, October 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Papaver pygmaeum. In: Remainder of Citation

DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Alpine glacier poppy is found in British Columbia, Alberta, and Montana.
It has a very restricted distribution and occurs mostly in the vicinity
of Glacier National Park.  It is apparently common at several locations
in the park [1,7].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES44  Alpine


STATES : 
     MT  AB  BC


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     GLAC


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
   8  Northern Rocky Mountains


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K052  Alpine meadows and barren


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
NO-ENTRY

VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Alpine glacier poppy is a native caespitose perennial that has a taproot
and sharp, ascending bristles.  It grows 1 to 4 inches (3-10 cm) tall,
and the leaves are 1 to 2 inches (2-5 cm) long.  The 0.5-inch (1 cm)
petals are orange-yellow.  The capsule is obconic or narrow obovoid and
about 0.5 inch (1-1.5 cm) long [5,8].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Hemicryptophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
Alpine glacier poppy reproduces sexually from seed [3].


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Alpine glacier poppy is an obligate calcicole.  It grows on exposed
talus slopes of high mountains.  It has been reported at 7,000 to 8,500
feet (2,260-2,740 m) in Montana [1,5,7,8,10].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Alpine glacier poppy flowers in late July and August [5].

FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
NO-ENTRY

FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

REFERENCES
SPECIES: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy 



REFERENCES : 

 .  Bamberg, Samuel A.; Major, Jack. 1968. Ecology of the vegetation and
       soils associated with calcareous parent materials in three alpine
       regions of Montana. Ecological Monographs. 38(2): 127-167.  [12554]

 .  Bernard, Stephen R.; Brown, Kenneth F. 1977. Distribution of mammals,
       reptiles, and amphibians by BLM physiographic regions and A.W. Kuchler's
       associations for the eleven western states. Tech. Note 301. Denver, CO:
       U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 169 p. 
       [434]

 .  Dittberner, Phillip L.; Olson, Michael R. 1983. The plant information
       network (PIN) data base: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, and
       Wyoming. FWS/OBS-83/86. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior,
       Fish and Wildlife Service. 786 p.  [806]

 .  Garrison, George A.; Bjugstad, Ardell J.; Duncan, Don A.; [and others].
       1977. Vegetation and environmental features of forest and range
       ecosystems. Agric. Handb. 475. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of
       Agriculture, Forest Service. 68 p.  [998]

 .  Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur. 1964. Vascular plants of the
       Pacific Northwest. Part 2: Salicaceae to Saxifragaceae. Seattle, WA:
       University of Washington Press. 597 p.  [1166]

 .  Kuchler, A. W. 1964. Manual to accompany the map of potential vegetation
       of the conterminous United States. Special Publication No. 36. New York:
       American Geographical Society. 77 p.  [1384]

 .  Lesica, Peter. 1984. Rare vascular plants of Glacier National Park,
       Montana. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, Department of Botany. 27
       p.  [12049]

 .  Moss, E. H. 1955. The vegetation of Alberta. Botanical Review. 21(9):
       493-567.  [6878]

 .  Raunkiaer, C. 1934. The life forms of plants and statistical plant
       geography. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 632 p.  [2843]

.  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1982.
       National list of scientific plant names. Vol. 1. List of plant names.
       SCS-TP-159. Washington, DC. 416 p.  [11573]

Related categories for Species: Papaver pygmaeum | Alpine Glacier Poppy