Kingdom Plantae Family Papaveraceae Scientific name Corydalis cheilanthifolia | Order Ranunculales Genus Corydalis Rank Species | |
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Similar Corydalis flexuosa, Rock fumewort, Corydalis solida, Corydalis nobilis, Corydalis | ||
Corydalis cheilanthifolia (fern-leaved corydalis or fern-leaf corydalis) is a perennial growing from rhizomes, native to western and central China.
Description
Leaves are shaped like lipfern (Cheilanthes), for which the plant is named. They turn bronze and remain over winter.
Flowers are yellow and bloom in long upright racemes on leafless stems from mid-spring to early summer.
Seeds with elaiosomes are borne in a long, thin pod.
References
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