| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis pygmaea C.Y.Wu & T.Y.Shu sect. Mucroniferae |
| Bibliography | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 2: 208 (1980) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4800-4900m |
| Description | taproot, basal leaves numerous, long petiolate, oblong-deltate, 2-3-pinnatisect, ultimate segments narrowly lanceolate, 2-3mm, flowers 5-10, ca. 1cm long, in raceme |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | yellowish green |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |