Corydalis solida

English: Solid-tubered Corydalis - Fumewort - Bird in a Bush
Nederlands: Vingerhelmbloem - Vastwortelige helmbloem - Vogeltje-op-de-kruk
Español: Coridal
Français: Corydale à bulbe plein - Corydale à tubercule plein
Deutsch: Gefingerte Lerchensporn - Finger-Lerchensporn - Vollwurz-Lerchensporn

Family: Papaveraceae - Poppy family
Flowering time: March-April
Height: 10-25cm
Altitude: to 2200m
Colour: pale purple, rarely white
Leaves: ternate leaves that are arranged opposite one another, bluish green to grey-green
Habitat: woodland habitats, roadsides, hedgerows
Distribution: native to north and central Europe
Synonyms: Corydalis solida subsp. solida - Corydalis halleri - Corydalis transsylvanica






Notes: The siliques of Solid-tubered Corydalis ripen in May and June. The seeds are spread by ants and for this purpose they have small appendices that serve as food for these insects. Corydalis solida is widely cultivated and is an occasional garden esape, particularly in southern England. In the Netherlands it is native to the south and introduced and naturalized in other parts of the country.

Corydalis solida is a larval food plant of Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) a butterfly that can be found in mountainous areas in many different countries in Europe. In the Spanish Pyrenees both this flower and butterfly can be found for example in la Sarra (Sallent de Gállego).

Related key words: Stinsenlaantje Kralingse Bos Rotterdam, Spaar en Hout Haarlem, stinsenplant, stinzenplant, stinzenflora, Stinsenplanze, plantes castrales, Oza (Hecho), La Sarra (Sallent de Gállego), Pineta (Bielsa), Alps