| 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 |