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Corydalis pumila (Host) Rchb.  
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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesCorydalis pumila (Host) Rchb. 
BibliographyFl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 698 (1832)
Native RangeEurope
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionbulbs solid, spherical, leaves grey-green, biternate, segments long, obtuse, flowers in raceme, bracts incised, corolla narrow, tubular, spur long
Size5-10cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division of resting tubers
SynonymsBulbocapnos lobellii (Tausch ex Hoppe) Drejer
Bulbocapnos pumila (Host) Kirschl.
Capnoides pumila (Host) Kuntze
Corydalis decipiens Schott & al.
Corydalis lobelii Tausch ex Hoppe
Corydalis pseudopumila Schur
Fumaria pumila Host
Pistolochia pumila (Host) Soják
Pistolochia pumila f. papillosa Sutorý
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
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