Corydalis orthoceras




Family Fumariaceae (alt. Papaveraceae)
Scientific name Corydalis orthoceras Siebold et Zuccarini
Synonyms Corydalis capillipes Franchet
Common name (Japanese common name) michinoku-engosaku [Michinoku engosaku (Michonoku = an old name of northern Japan, engosaku = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine)], hime-yama-engosaku [dwarf mountain engosaku]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Japan Sea side, north of Central region)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=16 (2x), 2n=32 (4x)
Description Leaves leaflets 1-3cm length. Scapes 10-20cm. Flowers blue purple 10-13mm, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.



March 2007
at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture



March 2007
at mountane forest
in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest
in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest
in Niigata Prefecture