Corydalis
Corydalis (from Greek korydalĂs "crested lark") is a genus of about 540 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae, 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.
Corydalis | |
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Corydalis solida | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Subfamily: | Fumarioideae |
Tribe: | Fumarieae |
Subtribe: | Corydalinae |
Genus: | Corydalis DC. |
Type species | |
Corydalis bulbosa |
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