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Corydalis caucasica

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Corydalis caucasica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Corydalis
Species:
C. caucasica
Binomial name
Corydalis caucasica
DC. (1821)
Subspecies[1]
  • Corydalis caucasica subsp. abantensis Lidén
  • Corydalis caucasica subsp. caucasica
Synonyms[1]
  • Capnites caucasicus (DC.) Rupr.(1869)
  • Corydalis solida var. caucasica (DC.) Jordanov & Kožuharov (1970)

Corydalis caucasica is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to the Caucasus and northern Turkey.

Description

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Growing to 15 cm (5.9 in) high and broad, it is a tuberous herbaceous perennial, with glaucous green leaves and clusters of tubular white flowers in spring. It is a spring ephemeral whose foliage dies down in the summer.[2]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Corydalis caucasica subsp. abantensis LidénBolu Province of northern Turkey
  • Corydalis caucasica subsp. caucasica (synonyms Corydalis kusnetzovii Khokhr., C. malkensis Galushko, Fumaria bulbosa Gueldenst. ex Ledeb., F. fabacea M.Bieb., and F. intermedia Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.) – Caucasus and northern Turkey

Cultivation

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Suitable for cultivation in a rock garden or alpine house, it requires sharp drainage in a sunny or partially shaded location which is dry in summer and damp in the winter. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (as Corydalis malkensis).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Corydalis caucasica DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Corydalis Species". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Corydalis malkensis". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.