Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Corydalis DC. [429]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Papaveraceae

family_ja: ケシ

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distribution_en: N.temp, trop.Afr.mts.

description_en: Genus of about 300 species of fibrous-or fleshy-rooted annuals and biennials, and tuberous or rhizomatous perennials. Most are herbaceous; a few are evergreen. They occur in a range of habitats, with many from woodland or rocky, mountain sites, mostly in N. temperate regions. They have opposite or alternate stem leaves, which are compound, usually ternate to 3-ternate, sometimes pinnate to 3-pinnate, and sometimes triangular in outline. The leaflets are often finely divided, producing a fern-like appearance. Tubular flowers, borne in mostly terminal, sometimes axillary racemes, usually above the foliage, each have 4 petals: the outer pair with a spur and reflexed tips, the inner pair incurved to cover the stamens and style. The sun-loving species are suitable for a rock garden or alpine house; grow shade-loving species in a peat bank, in a rock or woodland garden, or as under-planting in a shrub border. Some species need a period of dry dormancy in summer and protection from excessive winter wet; these are best grown in a bulb frame or alpine house.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe; germination may be erratic. Divide spring-flowering species in autumn, and summer-flowering species in spring.

pests_en: Slugs and snails may be a problem. Aphids and red spider mites may prove troublesome under glass.

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comment_ja: ムラサキケマン，エンゴサク

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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