''Sarcocapnos'' ( Greek ''sárx'' "flesh", ''kapnós'' "smoke") is a genus of at least 6 species of somewhat fleshy, cushion-forming annual to

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

plants, native to cliffs in the

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, and north

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Description

As in the genus ''

Corydalis ''Corydalis'' (from Greek ''korydalís'' "crested lark") is a genus of about 470 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern ...

'' (but unlike '' Dicentra''), the flowers are zygomorphic, that is, they have

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Species

There are at least 6 species: * ''

Sarcocapnos baetica ''Sarcocapnos'' (Greek ''sárx'' "flesh", ''kapnós'' "smoke") is a genus of at least 6 species of somewhat fleshy, cushion-forming annual to perennial plants, native to cliffs in the French Pyrenees, Spain, and north Africa. Description As in t ...

'' (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman * ''

Sarcocapnos crassifolia ''Sarcocapnos'' (Greek ''sárx'' "flesh", ''kapnós'' "smoke") is a genus of at least 6 species of somewhat fleshy, cushion-forming annual to perennial plants, native to cliffs in the French Pyrenees, Spain, and north Africa. Description As in t ...

'' (Desf.) DC. * ''

Sarcocapnos enneaphylla ''Sarcocapnos enneaphylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa. It grows in rocks and crevices of escarpments, usually in limestone cliffs. Description ''Sarcocapn ...

'' (L.) DC. * ''

Sarcocapnos integrifolia ''Sarcocapnos'' (Greek ''sárx'' "flesh", ''kapnós'' "smoke") is a genus of at least 6 species of somewhat fleshy, cushion-forming annual to perennial plants, native to cliffs in the French Pyrenees, Spain, and north Africa. Description As in t ...

'' (Boiss.) Cuatrec. * ''

Sarcocapnos pulcherrima ''Sarcocapnos'' (Greek ''sárx'' "flesh", ''kapnós'' "smoke") is a genus of at least 6 species of somewhat fleshy, cushion-forming annual to perennial plants, native to cliffs in the French Pyrenees, Spain, and north Africa. Description As in t ...

'' C. Morales & Romero García * ''

Sarcocapnos saetabensis ''Sarcocapnos'' (Ancient Greek, Greek ''sárx'' "flesh", ''kapnós'' "smoke") is a genus of at least 6 species of somewhat fleshy, cushion-forming annual plant, annual to perennial plant, perennial flowering plant, plants, native to cliffs in the ...

'' Mateo & Figuerola

References

Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives. Mark C. Tebbitt, Magnus Lidén, Henrik Zetterlund. 2008. �
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External links

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