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Corydalis ambigua Cham. & Schltdl. sect. Corydalis 
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesCorydalis ambigua Cham. & Schltdl. sect. Corydalis
BibliographyLinnaea 1: 558 (1826)
Native RangeRussian Far East to Korea, n. & nc. Japan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptioncorms minute, globular, leaves thinly petiolate, glaucous, biternate, ultimate segments obovate, obtuse, raceme lax, few flowered, flowers 16-20mm long, spur thick, obtuse
Size10-20cm
Colorbright bluish violet
Bloomspring
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division of resting tubers
SynonymsCapnoides ambigua (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze
Capnoides jezoensis (Miq.) Kuntze
Corydalis ambigua var. albiflora Iwah.Yamam. & K.Tsukam.
Corydalis ambigua f. albiflora (Iwah.Yamam. & K.Tsukam.) Honda
Corydalis ambigua var. papillosa Takeda
Corydalis fumariifolia f. candida Yonek.
Corydalis jezoensis Miq.
Fumaria ambigua Pall. ex Cham. & Schltdl.
Pistolochia ambigua (Cham. & Schltd.) Soják
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., PRM Primorye, SAK Sakhalin)
     36 China (CHM Manchuria)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea)
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