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Corydalis speciosa Maxim. sect. Sophorocapnos 
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesCorydalis speciosa Maxim. sect. Sophorocapnos
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9: 39 (1859)
Native RangeRussian Far East to China and Korea, n. & nc. Japan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude0-1000m
Descriptiontaproot, grey-green, stem leaves narrowly oblong, bipinnatisect, ultimate segments linear to lanceolate, flowers 20-22mm long in dense raceme, 5-10cm long; biennial
Size30-50cm
Colorgolden-yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typebiennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCapnoides speciosa (Maxim.) Kuntze
Corydalis aurea var. speciosa (Maxim.) Regel
Corydalis aurea f. speciosa (Maxim.) Regel
Corydalis maackii Rupr. ex Trautv.
Corydalis maximowicziana Nakai
Corydalis pallida var. japonica Matsum.
Corydalis pallida f. ramosissima Kom.
Corydalis pallida var. speciosa (Maxim.) Kom.
Corydalis pterophora Ohwi
Corydalis speciosa var. pterophora (Ohwi) Ohwi
Corydalis speciosa var. ramosissima (Kom.) Kitag.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KHA Khabarovsk, PRM Primorye)
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea)
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