3.8. 8. Oreomecon alpina subsp. markgrafiana Elvebakk & Bjerke, nom. et comb. nov.

≡ Papaver alpinum subsp. rhaeticum (Leresche ex Gremli) Nyman ex Markgr., Phyton (Horn) 7: 311. 1958. Type: Switzerland, Oberengadin (not found), nom. illeg. ≡ Papaver rhaeticum Leresche ex Gremli, Gremli, Excursionsfl. Schweiz: 80. 1874, nom. nud. ≡ Papaver alpinum subsp. rhaeticum (Leresche) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 16. 1889, nom. nud. ≡ Papaver pyrenaicum subsp. rhaeticum (Leresche) Fedde, in H. G. A. Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 104: 372. 1909, nom. nud.

Etymology.

Oreomecon alpina subsp. markgrafiana is named in honour of the very large contributions to the knowledge of the O. alpina group made by the German botanist Friedrich Markgraf (1897–1987).