| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis melanochlora Maxim. sect. Oreocapnos |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 24: 26 (1877) |
| Native Range | c. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves long petiolate, ovate, ternate, ultimate segments lanceolate or broadly linear, flowers 4-8, 20-25mm, in dense raceme, spur cylindrical, ca. 15mm long |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuberous 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 of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Capnoides melanochlora (Maxim.) Kuntze Corydalis adrienii Prain Corydalis adrienii var. forrestii Fedde Corydalis binderae Fedde Corydalis pulchella Fedde Corydalis roseotincta C.Y.Wu & H.Chuang |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |