Corydalis

Not to be confused with Corydalus.

Corydalis
File:Corydalis solida - Bois d'Havré (1).jpg
Corydalis solida (type species)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Papaveraceae
Subfamily:	Fumarioideae
Tribe:	Fumariaceae
Subtribe:	Corydalinae
Genus:	Corydalis DC
Species
See text.

Corydalis (Greek korydalís "crested lark") is a genus of about 470 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the Papaveraceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Africa. They are most diverse in China and the Himalayas, with at least 357 species in China.

Ecology

Corydalis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species (butterflies), especially the Mnemosyne.

Toxicity

Corydalis cava and some other tuberous species contain the alkaloid bulbocapnine, which is occasionally used in medicine but scientific evidence is lacking in the correct dosages and side effects.

Taxonomy

Current species

There are about 470 species, including:

• Corydalis ambigua
• Corydalis aurea
• Corydalis buschii
• Corydalis bracteata
• Corydalis cheilanthifolia (ferny corydalis)
• Corydalis chelidoniifolia
• Corydalis darwasica (Regel ex Prain)
• Corydalis flavula
• Corydalis flexuosa
• Corydalis heterocarpa
• Corydalis integra
• Corydalis linstowiana
• Corydalis micrantha
• Corydalis nobilis
• Corydalis ochotensis
• Corydalis orthoceras
• Corydalis pallida
• Corydalis pauciflora
• Corydalis pauciovulata
• Corydalis rutifolia
• Corydalis scouleri
• Corydalis solida (fumewort)
• Corydalis vittae
• Corydalis wilsonii
• Corydalis yanhusuo

• Photos
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  Corydalis ambigua

• Corydalis aurea flowers1.jpg

  Golden smoke (Corydalis aurea)

• Corydalis buschii - (kiurunkannus), (nunneört), Buschi lõokannus C IMG 7699.JPG

  Corydalis buschii

• Corydalis bracteata 01.JPG

  Corydalis bracteata

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  Ferny corydalis (Corydalis cheilanthifolia)

• Corydalis chelidoniifolia-IMG 4187.jpg

  Corydalis chelidoniifolia

• Corydalis flavula - Yellow Fumewort.jpg

  Corydalis flavula

• Corydalis flexuosa 'China Blue' 4.JPG

  Corydalis flexuosa

• Corydalis heterocarpa var japonica 01.jpg

  Corydalis heterocarpa

• Corydalis integra.jpg

  Corydalis integra

• Corydalis linstowiana.jpg

  Corydalis linstowiana

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  Corydalis nobilis

• Corydalis ochotensis 4.jpg

  Corydalis ochotensis

• Corydalis orthoceras 070407a.JPG

  Corydalis orthoceras

• Corydalis pallida var. tenuis 02.jpg

  Corydalis pallida var. tenuis

• Corydalis pauciflora (6187015328).jpg

  Corydalis pauciflora

• Corydalis pauciovulata 4.JPG

  Seed pods of Corydalis pauciovulata

• Corydalis rutifolia 910421.jpg

  Corydalis rutifolia

• Corydalis scouleri.jpg

  Corydalis scouleri

• Ბუჩქისძირა თეთრი Corydalis vittae weißer Lerchensporn.JPG

  Corydalis vittae

• Corydalis wilsonii (Papaveracese) plant.jpg

  Corydalis wilsonii

Former species

Several former Corydalis have been moved to new genera:

Pseudofumaria

• Corydalis lutea = Pseudofumaria lutea(yellow corydalis)
• Corydalis ochroleuca = Pseudofumaria alba

Capnoides

• Corydalis sempervirens = Capnoides sempervirens

External links

• Flora of China