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Corydalis cava (L.) Schweigg. & Körte sect. Radix-Cava 
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Genus speciesCorydalis cava (L.) Schweigg. & Körte sect. Radix-Cava
BibliographyFl. Erlang. 2: 44 (1811)
Native RangeEurope to Transcaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude200-2000m
Descriptionleaves shortly petiolate, minute, broad, bi- or triternate, ultimate segments cuneate, sharply dentate, raceme cylindrical, flowers numerous, spur thick, obtuse
Size10-30cm
Colorpink, purple, white
Bloomspring
Caind
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division of resting tubers
SynonymsBorckhausenia cava (L.) Gaertn. & al.
Bulbocapnos cava Bernh.
Bulbocapnos tuberosus Spach
Capnites cava (L.) Dumort
Capnites roseopurpureus Rupr.
Capnoides cava (L.) Moench
Capnoides tuberosa (DC.) Lyons
Corydalis albiflora Kit. ex Schult.
Corydalis bulbosa ssp. cava (L.) Bonnier & Layens
Corydalis cava f. albiflora (Kit. ex Schult.) P.D.Sell
Corydalis cava var. bicalcarata Neuman
Corydalis cava f. scabricaulis Zsák
Corydalis pseudocava Pantoc.
Corydalis stummeri Pant.
Corydalis tuberosa DC.
Fumaria albiflora (Kit.) Kit.
Fumaria bulbosa Mill.
Fumaria bulbosa var. cava L.
Fumaria bulbosa ssp. cava (L.) Ehrh.
Fumaria cava Mill.
Fumaria major Roth
Fumaria media (Roth) DC.
Pistolochia cava (L.) Bernh.
Pistolochia cava f. scabricaulis (Zsák) Sutorý
Pseudo-fumaria major (Roth) Borck.
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
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