Corydalis aurea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Corydalis |
| Species: | C. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Corydalis aurea | |
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Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze | |
Corydalis aurea (scrambled eggs, golden smoke, golden corydalis) is a flowering plant in the poppy family (Papaveraceae), native to North America. A winter annual, it can be found in such areas as the sagebrush steppe.[1]
The root is a branching caudex. Stems are decumbent, to 40 cm long, with blue-green leaves divided into leaflets[1] with oval or diamond lobes.
The flowers are bilaterally symmetrical, yellow,[1] 1 cm long, with a pouch-like spur at the bottom of the petals,[1] borne in racemes of up to 30 flowers, each on a short stem. The flowers have four petals and six stamens.[1]
The fruits are cylindrical capsules.[1]
References
- ^ OCLC 25708726.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Corydalis aurea in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- Plants For A Future
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