Flora of Derbyshire

The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

Pseudofumaria lutea

Yellow Corydalis

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Dates link to glossary page
First year: 1796
Latest year: 2007

County Status link to glossary page
Established

Family link to glossary page
Fumariaceae

Total records held link to glossary page
238

Grid Square Count link to glossary page
1987-2007Ever
Monads: 129 151
Tetrads: 120 133
Hectads: 28 30

Conservation Status link to glossary page

Account last edited
Sep 5 2003

Explanation of terms

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Species Details

Yellow Corydalis is an occasional established perennial of walls. It occurs throughout our area except for the northern moors of the Dark Peak. Nationally it grows in most of lowland Britain reaching its altitudinal limit of 305m at Great Hucklow in Derbyshire (Preston XXet al. 2002). It grows naturally in the southern Alps.

Flora of Derbyshire

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2025