Corydalis ochotensis is a late-summer, yellow-flowered member of the poppy family, native to Northeast Asia—Korea, Japan, northern China, and the Russian Far East. It isn't found in the wild in the United States. It's a sprawling, hairless annual or biennial of damp, partly shaded mountain woods.
Appearance
- Growth form
- An annual or biennial with angled stems that branch freely and sprawl rather than standing upright, reaching about 2–3 ft (60 cm–1 m) long. The whole plant is hairless and has a pale, powdery look.
- Leaves
- Alternate, finely divided leaves, cut two or three times into threes.
- Flowers
- Loose clusters of a few pale yellow flowers about 0.6–0.8 in (15–20 mm) long, each with a long, slender, slightly curved spur.
- Flowering time
- August–September in Japan.
- Fruit
- A flat, narrow seed capsule about 0.5–0.6 in (12–15 mm) long holding several seeds arranged in two rows.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Damp mountain woods
- Partly shaded forest
- Range
- Native to the Russian Far East (Sea of Okhotsk coast and eastern Siberia), northern China, Korea, and northern and central Japan. Not native to North America.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
- Status
- Listed as Endangered on Japan's national Red List.
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