| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis chionophila Czerniak. sect. Leonticoides |
| Synonyms | Pistolochia chionophila (Czerniak.) Soják |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | tubers slightly flattened, leaves glaucous, subsessile, ternate, segments shortly petiolate, pinnate, raceme 3-8-flowered, flowers 1-2cm long, spur thin, ascendent |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
chionophila firouzii (Wendelbo) Lidén, Willdenowia 26(1-2): 31 (1996)
chionophila parviflora Lidén, ibid.
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