Ceratocapnos [Corydalis] claviculata (Linnaeus 1753) Lidén 1984 (Family Papaveraceae)


Plant

Leaves

Flower

Fruit

Height: 20-100cm
Annual, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September (Earliest: 29.3)

Protective Chemicals
Benzylisoquinoline
Alkaloids
Cularine, Protopine
Other Alkaloids Noyaine, Sarcocapnine

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Hedge Rows
Pollination: Autopollination
Flower Visitors:
Bombus pascuorum

Bombus terrestris

Stictoleptura rubra

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Climbing Corydalis


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey

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