title: Papaver gorgoneum
text: # Papaver gorgoneum
  
  Papaver gorgoneum is a species of flowering plants of the family Papaveraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.
  
  ## Distribution and ecology
  
  Papaver gorgoneum is restricted to the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Fogo. It grows in humid and sub-humid zones, mainly between 800 and 1,400 m elevation.
  
  