| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis cavei D.G.Long sect. Radicosae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42: 103 (1984) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-4300m |
| Description | stem leaves minute, petiolate, broadly elliptic, biternate-lobate, ultimate segments obovate, rounded, flowers 20-25, 13-16mm long, in raceme, spur cylindrical |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | yellow, orange |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Corydalis papillipes C.Y.Wu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |