红花紫堇(原变种) hong hua zi jin (yuan bian zhong)

Corydalis punicea C. Y. Wu ex Govaerts; C. rosea Maximowicz (1878), not Zeyher ex Steudel (1840).

Crest of outer petals 0.5-1 mm, entire to slightly dentate.

● Understories of conifer forests, stone crevices of forest margins; 2400-4000 m. Gansu, Qinghai, N Sichuan (Nanping).

One collection from Qinghai Hu, Qinghai, is remarkably large flowered (cf. Corydalis straminea var. megacalyx).