Papaveraceae FAMILY

Corydalis decumbens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Corydalis decumbens is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rounded tuber 4 - 13mm in diameter. Several slender, weak, unbranched stems 10 - 25cm long are produced from each tuber[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. An important plant in traditional Chinese medicine, it is commonly harvested from the wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern Japan, southern Korea, southern China

HabitatMountain slopes, roadsides, wastelands near coast; at elevations from 100 - 300 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].