| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis elegans Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Chrysocapnos |
| Synonyms | Capnoides elegans (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 2700-5000m |
| Description | leaves bipinnatipartite, segments deeply lobate, more or less glaucous, flowers with purple apex, relatively wide |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
elegans robusta Lidén, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 18(6): 518 (1989)
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