| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis latiflora Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Latiflorae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ind. 1: 270 (1855) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 4300-5500m |
| Description | fleshy taproot, leaves finely pinnate, grey, often with purple tinge, flowers in mouth dark, with short spur, intensely fragrant |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | grayish blue, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Capnoides latiflora (Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze Corydalis alburyi Ludlow & Stearn Corydalis gerdae Fedde Corydalis gerdae var. physodes D.G.Long Corydalis latiflora ssp. gerdae (Fedde) Lidén ex C.Y.Wu & al. Corydalis mitae Kitam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |