| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis porphyrantha C.Y.Wu sect. Trachycarpae |
| Bibliography | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5: 248 (1983) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-3500m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves long petiolate, broadly ovate, tripinnatilobate, ultimate segments elliptic, mucronate, flowers numerous in raceme 2-6cm long, spur cylindrical |
| Size | 30-45cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |