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Corydalis crassifolia Royle sect. Oocapnos 
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesCorydalis crassifolia Royle sect. Oocapnos
BibliographyIll. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 68 (1834)
Native Rangew. Tibet to n. Pakistan and nw. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude3500-4500m
Descriptionrootstock thick and woody, stems reddish, leaves carnose, orbiculate to reniform, simple to trilobate, rounded dentate, flowers in short dense raceme, purple variegate
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite, yellowish
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCapnoides crassifolia (Royle) Kuntze
Corydalis crassissima Jacquem. ex Cambess.
Corydalis physocarpa Cambess.
Cysticorydalis crassifolia (Royle) Fedde
Cysticorydalis crassissima (Jacquem. ex Cambess) Ikonn.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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