| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis cavei D.G.Long sect. Radicosae |
| Synonyms | Corydalis papillipes C.Y.Wu |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-4300m |
| Description | stem leaves minute, petiolate, broadly elliptic, biternate-lobate, ultimate segments obovate, rounded, flowers 20-25, 13-16mm long, in raceme, spur cylindrical |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | yellow, orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
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