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Corydalis aurea
golden corydalis, scrambled eggs
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Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Great Plains, Great Lakes region and northeastern North America.

Habitat: In varied habitats, from moist to dry and well-drained soil.

Flowers: May-August

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Annual, Biennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees

Description:
General:

Glaucous annual or biennial, the spreading to sprawling, freely-branching stems up to 5 dm. long.

Leaves:

Leaves alternate, bipinnate to quadripinnate, considerably exceeding the flowers, the ultimate segments linear, 0.5-2 mm. broad.

Flowers:

Inflorescence of several-flowered, short-pedunculate, bracteate racemes; sepals 2, yellowish-white, 1-3 mm. long, rough-margined; petals 4, yellow, of 2 dissimilar pairs, 12-18 mm. long, the upper petal with a spur 3-6 mm. long, rounded at the tip, about equal to the pedicel; stamens 6, united into 2 groups alternate with the inner petals; style 1, slender, well-developed; stigma 2-lobed.

Fruits:

Capsule 20-25 mm. long and 2-2.5 mm. thick, curved, pendant.

Accepted Name:
Corydalis aurea Willd.
Publication: Enum. Pl. 2: 740. 1809.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Corydalis aurea in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Corydalis aurea checklist entry

OregonFlora: Corydalis aurea information

E-Flora BC: Corydalis aurea atlas page

CalPhotos: Corydalis aurea photos

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