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Corydalis (Greek, lark, the spur of the flower resembling a lark's spur). Fumariaceae. Hardy plants allied to the Dutchman's breeches.
Erect or prostrate herbs, usually perennially rooted, but often annuals: lvs. lobed and finely dissected in nearly all the species: fls. racemose, often yellow, less frequently blue, purple or rose; petals 4, spurred as in the Dutchman's breeches; stamens 6, in 2 groups.— Ninety species, natives of the north temperate regions. They are all of easy cult. They prefer full sunlight but will grow in half-shade. Prop, by division or seed.
C. angustifolia, DC., is a little-known perennial with bi-ternately divided lvs. and flesh-colored fls.=Fumaria angustifolia, Bieb. G.C. III. 35:307. — C. cava, Schweigg;. & Kort. (probably a form of C. tuberosa, DC.) is somewhat larger than C. bulbosa, with pretty fls. varying into purplish and white. Eu. — C. ochroleuca. Koch. One ft. high, blooming June-Sept. : fls. yellow-white, the spur yellow: caps, linear: petiole winged. Italy. — C. Sculeri, Hook., grows 3 ft., and is cult, in some European gardens. W. Amer. N. Taylor.
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''Corydalis'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Silver-ground Carpet]].
''Corydalis'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Silver-ground Carpet]].
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''Corydalis'' contains the alkaloid [[bulbocapnine]], which is occasionally used in medicine.
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