Corydalis Corydalis, (L.) DC.

9. C. bulbosa (L.) DC. View in CoL in Lam. & DC., FI. Fr. ed. 3, 4: 637 (1815)

(C. cava (L.) Schweigg. & Koerte). Stem 10-35 cm, erect, without a scale below lowest leaf. Leaves 2-ternate, usually alternate. Raceme 10- to 20-flowered, more or less dense. Bracts ovate, entire. Corolla 18-30 mm; spur curved at apex. Fruit 20-25 mm, 3-4 times as long as pedicels, pendent when ripe; ovary at anthesis gradually narrowed into straight style. Europe, except the north and much of the Mediterranean region. Al Au Bu Cz Da Ga Ge Gr He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu Po Rm Rs (B, C, W, K, E) Su [Be Br].

Three subspecies may be distinguished, but there is often considerable overlapping of the characters. 1 Corolla whitish, cream or yellow; tuber solid (c) subsp. marschalliana 1 Corolla purplish; tuber hollow 2 Leaf-segments obtuse; median leaflets long-cuneate at base, ± sessile (a) subsp. bulbosa 2 Leaf-segments acute; median leaflets long-petiolate (b) subsp. blanda