| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Corydalis ecristata (Prain) D.G.Long sect. Oreocapnos |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42: 91 (1984) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya and e. Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, biternate-sect, ultimate segments narrowly elliptic, 4-8mm, stem leaf sessile, pinnatipartite, flowers 2-5, 13-18mm, in umbellate raceme, spur white |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Corydalis cashmeriana var. brevicornu Prain Corydalis cashmeriana ssp. brevicornu (Prain) D.G.Long Corydalis cashmeriana var. ecristata Prain |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |