# Corydalis solida

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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant in the poppy family}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Corydalis_solida_240406.jpg
|genus = Corydalis
|species = solida
|authority = ([L.](/source/Carl_von_Linn%C3%A9)) [Clairv.](/source/Joseph_Philippe_de_Clairville)
|synonyms = ''Corydalis halleri'' <small>(Willd.) Willd.</small>
}}

'''''Corydalis solida''''', '''fumewort''' or '''bird-in-a-bush''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id3477/|title = BioLib: Biological library}}</ref> is a [species](/source/species) of [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Papaveraceae](/source/Papaveraceae), [native](/source/native_plant) to moist, shady habitats in northern Europe and Asia. Growing to {{convert|25|cm|0|abbr=on}}, it is a [spring ephemeral](/source/ephemeral_plant), with foliage that appears in spring and dies down to its [tuber](/source/tuber)ous rootstock in summer. It is cultivated for its deeply divided, ferny leaves and narrow, long-spurred flowers which appear in spring. The flowers show color variation, and may be mauve, purple, red, or white.<ref>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|page=1136}}</ref>

==Systematics==
The species was originally named in 1753 by [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus) as the variety ''solida'' of his ''Fumaria bulbosa''. It was raised to the species ''F.&nbsp;solida'' by [Philip Miller](/source/Philip_Miller) in 1771. Its current assignment to the genus ''Corydalis'' was made by [Joseph Philippe de Clairville](/source/Joseph_Philippe_de_Clairville) in 1811.<ref name=LideZett97p40>{{Cite book |last1=Lidén |first1=Magnus |last2=Zetterlund |first2=Henrik |year=1997 |title=Corydalis : a gardener's guide and a monograph of the tuberous species |location=Pershore, UK |publisher=AGS Publications |isbn=978-0-900048-66-1 |name-list-style=amp }} pp. 40-47</ref>

Four subspecies are recognized:<ref name=LideZett97p40/>
* ''C. solida'' subsp. ''incisa'' <small>Lidén</small>
* ''C. solida'' subsp. ''longicarpa'' <small>Lidén</small>
* ''C. solida'' subsp. ''solida''
* ''C. solida'' subsp. ''subremota'' <small>Popov ex Lidén & Zetterlund</small>

thumb|''Corydalis solida'' 'George Baker'
*''C. solida'' subsp. ''incisa''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95041/Corydalis-solida-subsp-incisa/Details
| title = ''Corydalis solida'' subsp. ''incisa'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 12 April 2020}}</ref>  (pale purple flowers) has gained the [Royal Horticultural Society](/source/Royal_Horticultural_Society)'s [Award of Garden Merit](/source/Award_of_Garden_Merit).
<!-- AGM withdrawn 
*''C. solida'' subsp. ''solida'' 'Dieter Schacht'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/168291/corydalis-solida-subsp-solida-dieter-schacht/details | title = ''Corydalis solida'' subsp. ''solida'' 'Dieter Schacht' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 20 February 2022}}</ref> (light pink flowers)
*''C. solida'' subsp. ''solida'' 'George Baker'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/168306/corydalis-solida-subsp-solida-george-baker/details | title = ''Corydalis solida'' subsp. ''solida'' 'George Baker' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 20 February 2022}}</ref>  (brick red flowers)-->

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/papavera/coryd/corysolv.jpg Distribution map] at Virtuella floran

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solida
Category:Ephemeral plants
Category:Flora of Europe
Category:Garden plants
Category:Flora of Lebanon
Category:Plants described in 1753
Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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