Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis oxalidifolia Ludlow & Stearn |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 5(2): 61 (1975) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4200-4600m |
Description | lower leaves petiolate, orbiculate, 5-12mm, 1-2-ternate, leaflets sessile, crowded, obovate, flowers 2-4 in compact umbellate raceme, spur 2-3mm long |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 (EHM East Himalaya) |