Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis nana Royle sect. Latiflorae |
Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 68 (1834) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to c. & w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 4500-6100m |
Description | lower leaves petiolate, triangular, 2-4cm, bi- or tripinnate, ultimate segments oblanceolate, carnose, flowers 6-15 in compact corymbose raceme, spur 3-5mm |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | pale blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Corydalis ramosa var. nana (Royle) Hook.f. & Thomson |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |