Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis uranoscopa Lidén sect. Latiflorae |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 55: 347 (1998) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-5000m |
Description | lower leaves crowded, vaginate, petiolate, ovate, bi- or tripinnate, ultimate segments minute, lanceolate, mucronate, flowers 3-10 in very compact raceme, vertical |
Size | 4-5cm |
Color | pale orange-yellow |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |