Papaveraceae

Corydalis edulis Maxim.

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Corydalis

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Corydalis edulis (Corydalis edulis) — FlowerPhoto: Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 紫堇, 断肠草, 蝎子花, 闷头花, 麦黄草

Synonyms

Capnoides edulis Kuntze
Capnoides micropodum (Franch.) Kuntze
Corydalis chinensis Franch.
Corydalis cicutariifolia (Fedde) H.Limpr. ex Fedde
Corydalis edulis var. cicutariifolia Fedde
Corydalis micropoda Franch.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lihai Song, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.