Pollinator plant

Hollowroot

Corydalis cava

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Common names

25 names · 22 languages
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Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 凹陷紫堇[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 凹陷紫堇[2]
Czech
  • dymnivka dutá[2]
Danish
  • Hulrodet lærkespore[2]
Estonian
  • õõnes lõokannus[2]
Finnish
  • etelänkiurunkannus[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Odvas keltike[2]
Italian
Latvian
  • Dobais cīrulītis[2]
Lithuanian
  • Tuščiaviduris Rūtenis[2]
Polish
  • Kokorycz pusta[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Хохлатка полая[2]
Serbian
Slovak
  • Chochlačka dutá[2]
Slovenian
  • votli petelinček[2]
Swedish
  • hålnunneört[2]
Ukrainian
  • Ряст порожнистий[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Corydalis cava — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hollowroot — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Hohler Lerchensporn — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Corydale creuse — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Corydale à tubercule creux — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Fumeterre creuse — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Colombina — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Holwortel — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Erva-Cotovia — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
[2] Corydalis cava — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hollowroot — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Hohler Lerchensporn — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Corydale creuse — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Corydale à tubercule creux — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Fumeterre creuse — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Colombina — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Holwortel — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Erva-Cotovia — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Хохлатка полая — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • dymnivka dutá — results[2].names[9]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Hulrodet lærkespore — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Odvas keltike — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • etelänkiurunkannus — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Tuščiaviduris Rūtenis — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Kokorycz pusta — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • hålnunneört — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • õõnes lõokannus — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • votli petelinček — results[2].names[18]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Ряст порожнистий — results[2].names[19]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • 凹陷紫堇 — results[2].names[20]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Млађа — results[2].names[21]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Mlađa — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Dobais cīrulītis — results[2].names[23]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • Chochlačka dutá — results[2].names[24]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
  • 凹陷紫堇 — results[2].names[25]; taxon id 126193; Corydalis cava.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Corydalis cava ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Hohler Lerchensporn (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166684; taxon YP2S.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Corydalis cava is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Papaveraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Hollowroot (Corydalis cava) is a bulbous plant. It flowers from March to May.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Corydalis cava — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5385612; ID YP2S; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5385612; ID YP2S; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Corydalis cava — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1359480; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1295933, 1295935, 1295936, 1295937, 1295938, 1295939, 1295940, 1295941, 1295942, 1295943, 1295944, 1295945, 1295946, 1295947, 1295948, 1295949, 1295950, 1295951, 1295952, 1295953, 1295954, 1295955, 1295956, 1295957, 1295958, 1295959, 1295960, 1295961

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.