| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis chrysosphaera C.Marquand & Airy Shaw sect. Mucroniferae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 160 (1929) |
| Native Range | Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 3000-5500m |
| Description | taproot, yellow-green, basal leaves long petiolate, biternate, ultimate segments oblong, 1-3mm, apex long aristate, flowers few, ca. 15mm long, in dense raceme |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | yellowish purple |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |