| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis elegans Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Chrysocapnos |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ind. 1: 265 (1855) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to w. Nepal & w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Capnoides elegans (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |