Sarcocapnos (from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx), meaning "flesh", and καπνός (kapnós), meaning "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 the genus Corydalis (but unlike Dicentra), the flowers are zygomorphic, that is, they have bilateral symmetry.
Species There are at least 6 species: Sarcocapnos baetica (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Sarcocapnos crassifolia (Desf.) DC. Sarcocapnos enneaphylla (L.) DC. Sarcocapnos integrifolia (Boiss.) Cuatrec. Sarcocapnos pulcherrima C. Morales & Romero García Sarcocapnos saetabensis Mateo & Figuerola
References
Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives. Mark C. Tebbitt, Magnus Lidén, Henrik Zetterlund. 2008. — Google Books
External links
Botany Photo of the Day — University of British Columbia Botanical Garden