Corydalis solida
{{Short description|Species of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae}}
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|image = Corydalis_solida_240406.jpg
|genus = Corydalis
|species = solida
|synonyms = Corydalis halleri (Willd.) Willd.
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Corydalis solida, fumewort or bird-in-a-bush,{{Cite web|url=https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id3477/|title = BioLib: Biological library}} is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to moist, shady habitats in northern Europe and Asia. Growing to {{convert|25|cm|0|abbr=on}}, it is a spring ephemeral, with foliage that appears in spring and dies down to its tuberous rootstock in summer. It is cultivated for its deeply divided, ferny leaves and narrow, long-spurred flowers which appear in spring. The flowers show color variation, and may be mauve, purple, red, or white.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|page=1136}}
Systematics
The species was originally named in 1753 by Linnaeus as the variety solida of his Fumaria bulbosa. It was raised to the species F. solida by Philip Miller in 1771. Its current assignment to the genus Corydalis was made by Joseph Philippe de Clairville in 1811.{{Cite book |last1=Lidén |first1=Magnus |last2=Zetterlund |first2=Henrik |year=1997 |title=Corydalis : a gardener's guide and a monograph of the tuberous species |location=Pershore, UK |publisher=AGS Publications |isbn=978-0-900048-66-1 |name-list-style=amp }} pp. 40-47
Four subspecies are recognized:
- C. solida subsp. incisa Lidén
- C. solida subsp. longicarpa Lidén
- C. solida subsp. solida
- C. solida subsp. subremota Popov ex Lidén & Zetterlund
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- C. solida subsp. incisa{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95041/Corydalis-solida-subsp-incisa/Details
| title = Corydalis solida subsp. incisa | publisher = RHS | access-date = 12 April 2020}} (pale purple flowers) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
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External links
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- [http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/papavera/coryd/corysolv.jpg Distribution map] at Virtuella floran
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Category:Plants described in 1753
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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