Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis megacalyx Ludlow & Stearn sect. Capnogorium |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 5(2): 58 (1975) |
Native Range | Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 3500-5500m |
Description | leaves glaucous-grey, the basal 3-6cm, petiolate, in outline narrowly ovate, pinnately 3-4-jugate, ultimate segments linear, stem leaves similar, inflorescence racemose, dense |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |