Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis aitchisonii Popov sect. Leonticoides |
Bibliography | Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17: 88 (1934) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | corms large, corky, stem soft, procumbent, leaves long petiolate, with few, ovate, grey leaflets, flowers long and slender, with curvate spur |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Corydalis nevskii Popov Corydalis sewerzowii var. simplicifolia Fedde Pistolochia aitchisonii (Popov) Soják Pistolochia nevskii (Popov) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |