Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Corydalis cashmeriana Royle
Common name : Blue Corydalis,Kashmir Corydalis
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Alpine meadows, slopes in temperate to alpine Himalayas, altitude 2800-5500 m.
Key identification features : Flowers blue with dark blue tips
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 72; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 392; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 30; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 22