Common name:
Climbing corydalis
Family:
Scientific name:
Ceratocapnos claviculata
Main flower color:
Range:
Mostly in western regions of the UK; rare in Ireland
Height:
Up to 70 cm; a climbing plant
Habitat:
Woodland, scrub, heaths, shady and/or rocky places; generally on acidic soil
Flowers:
Tubular, creamy-white to greenish, formed of a pair of side petals, a broader upper petal, partly recurved either side of the tip, and a narrower lower petal, angled downwards. Flowers are around 6 mm long, and form as loose, terminal clusters
Fruit:
Short, greenish capsules, containing two or three seeds
Leaves:
Twice pinnately divided into light green, obovate leaflets. Leaves terminate in a branched tendril
Season:
April to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
