| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis alpestris C.A.Mey. sect. Dactylotuber |
| Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 176 (1831) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | leaves ternate or biternate, pale green, flowers several in short raceme, spur arcuate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Capnites alpestris (C.A.Mey.) Rupr. Corydalis glareosa Sommier & Levier Corydalis nivalis Boiss. & A.Huet Corydalis pauciflora var. alpestris (C.A.Mey.) Akinf. Corydalis pauciflora var. nivalis (Boiss. & A.Huet) Boiss. Corydalis swanetica Krasn. Pistolochia alpestris (C.A.Mey.) Soják Pistolochia nivalis (Boiss. & A.Huet) Holub |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |