Corydalis

Corydalis
Corydalis solida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Papaveraceae
Subfamily:	Fumarioideae
Tribe:	Fumarieae
Subtribe:	Corydaline
Genus:	Corydalis DC.
Type species
Corydalis bulbosa (L.) DC.

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.

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

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.

There are about 470 species, including:

Corydalis ambigua

Golden smoke (Corydalis aurea)

Corydalis buschii

Corydalis bracteata

Ferny corydalis (Corydalis cheilanthifolia)

Corydalis chelidoniifolia

Corydalis flavula

Corydalis flexuosa

Corydalis heterocarpa

Corydalis integra

Corydalis linstowiana

Corydalis nobilis

Corydalis ochotensis

Corydalis orthoceras

Corydalis pallida var. tenuis

Corydalis pauciflora

Seed pods of Corydalis pauciovulata

Corydalis rutifolia

Corydalis scouleri

Corydalis vittae

Corydalis wilsonii

Several former Corydalis have been moved to new genera:

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