Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis cristata Maxim. sect. Trachycarpae |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 47 (1890) |
Native Range | sc. China (n. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-4600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, segments 3, subsessile, suborbiculate, entire, rounded, stem leaves paripinnate, flowers in lax raceme, 3-8cm long, corolla 20-25mm long |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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) |