Pseudofumaria
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Pseudofumaria is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of herbaceous
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 perennial plant
Perennial plant
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s native to Europe, formerly included in the genus Corydalis
Corydalis
Corydalis is a genus of about 470 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family , native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Africa...

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There are two species:
  • Pseudofumaria alba (Mill.) Lidén (syn.
    Synonym (taxonomy)
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     Corydalis ochroleuca)
    northwest Balkans
    Balkans
    The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

  • Pseudofumaria lutea (L.) Borkh (syn. Corydalis lutea)
    Switzerland
    Switzerland
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     and Italy
    Italy
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