| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis gortschakovii Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Chrysocapnos |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Nov. 1: 100 (1841) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and n. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 2100-4500m |
| Description | very variable, basal leaves numerous, petiolate, 2-5-pinnatisect, ultimate segments obovate to suborbiculate, flowers 15-30 in dense raceme, corolla 15-20mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | yellow, orange |
| 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 spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Capnoides gortschakovii (Schrenk) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |