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Corydalis
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<h2 id="ecology">Ecology</h2> <p><i>Corydalis</i> species are used as food plants by the <a href="/facts/Larva/GKo2FIew">larvae</a> of some <a href="/facts/Lepidoptera/yPFPsQmL">Lepidoptera</a> species (butterflies), especially the <a href="/facts/Clouded_Apollo/9TUJf9HE">clouded Apollo</a>. </p> <h2 id="toxicity">Toxicity</h2> <p><i>Corydalis cava</i> and some other tuberous species contain the <a href="/facts/Alkaloid/m6hUXohz">alkaloid</a> <a href="/facts/Bulbocapnine/2R97K87K">bulbocapnine</a>, which is occasionally used in medicine but scientific evidence is lacking in the correct dosages and side effects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>Many of the species in <i>Corydalis</i> contain other toxins and alkaloids like <a href="/facts/Canadine/Kds4U6eL">canadine</a>, which blocks <a href="/facts/Calcium/hf252CC0">calcium</a>. The species <i>C. caseana</i> is poisonous to livestock.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2> <h3>Current species</h3> <p class="note">Main article: List of Corydalis species</p> <p>There are about 540 species, including: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_ambigua/4fvAhvHt">Corydalis ambigua</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_aurea/bFJDRofY">Corydalis aurea</a></i></li> <li><i>Corydalis buschii</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis bracteata</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_cava/xw0Sw17l">Corydalis cava</a></i></li> <li><i>Corydalis caseana</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_cheilanthifolia/27wG4IGM">Corydalis cheilanthifolia</a></i> – ferny corydalis</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_chelidoniifolia/TnXYFMyc">Corydalis chelidoniifolia</a></i></li> <li><i>Corydalis darwasica</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_elegans/I5ajzTJy">Corydalis elegans</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_filistipes/vTsIvHkE">Corydalis filistipes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_flavula/0cemAzt3">Corydalis flavula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_flexuosa/aDN7FKx2">Corydalis flexuosa</a></i></li> <li><i>Corydalis heterocarpa</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_incisa/fc7oFwtl">Corydalis incisa</a></i></li> <li><i>Corydalis integra</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis linstowiana</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_micrantha/eP7S8Q1H">Corydalis micrantha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_nobilis/89bfh7FI">Corydalis nobilis</a></i></li> <li><i>Corydalis ochotensis</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_omeiana/qxSmX82w">Corydalis omeiana</a></i></li> <li><i>Corydalis orthoceras</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis palaestina</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><i>Corydalis pallida</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis pauciflora</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis pauciovulata</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis rutifolia</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis saxicola</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis scouleri</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_solida/dlUCIN0Q">Corydalis solida</a></i> – fumewort</li> <li><i>Corydalis vittae</i></li> <li><i>Corydalis wilsonii</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Corydalis_yanhusuo/Feeb6P0P">Corydalis yanhusuo</a></i></li></ul> <h3>Former species</h3> <p>Several former <i>Corydalis</i> have been moved to new genera: </p> <i><a href="/facts/Pseudofumaria/llIMqN8N">Pseudofumaria</a></i> <ul><li><i>Corydalis lutea</i> = <i><a href="/facts/Pseudofumaria_lutea/LGfrNRLA">Pseudofumaria lutea</a></i> – yellow corydalis</li> <li><i>Corydalis ochroleuca</i> = <i><a href="/facts/Pseudofumaria_alba/AyKoSSw9">Pseudofumaria alba</a></i></li></ul> <i><a href="/facts/Capnoides/RHgWjc4t">Capnoides</a></i> <ul><li><i>Corydalis sempervirens</i> = <i><a href="/facts/Capnoides_sempervirens/RHgWjc4t">Capnoides sempervirens</a></i></li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corydalis. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>V.H. Heywood Ph.D., ed. (1978). Flowering Plants of the World. New York: Mayflower Books. p. 53. ISBN 0-8317-3400-0. <a href="0-8317-3400-0" target="_blank">0-8317-3400-0</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"CORYDALIS". WebMD. Retrieved 21 October 2014. <a href="http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-415-CORYDALIS.aspx?activeIngredientId=415&activeIngredientName=CORYDALIS" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-415-CORYDALIS.aspx?activeIngredientId=415&activeIngredientName=CORYDALIS</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p. 556. ISBN 0-394-73127-1. <a href="0-394-73127-1" target="_blank">0-394-73127-1</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Corydalis palaestina (Boiss.) Prantl & Kündig | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". <a href="https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672410-1" target="_blank">https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672410-1</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>