Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis nigroapiculata C.Y.Wu sect. Fasciculatae |
Bibliography | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5: 246 (1983) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4600m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves broadly ovate, tripinnatilobate, ultimate segments obovate to oblong, acuminate, flowers 15-40mm in dense raceme, spur cylindrical, 6-8mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, creamy white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Synonyms | Corydalis nigroapiculata var. erosipetala C.Y.Wu & H.Chuang Corydalis rockiana C.Y.Wu & al. Corydalis variicolor C.Y.Wu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |