SLENDER FUMEWORT
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Corydalis micrantha (Engelm. ex A. Gray) A. Gray subsp. micrantha
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| Pottawatomie County, Kansas |
| Winter annual |
| Height: 4-12 inches |
| Family: Fumariaceae - Fumewort Family |
| Flowering Period: March, April |
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| Stems: | | Erect to ascending, usually several, simple or sparingly branched, glabrous, often waxy. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, stalked below, sessile above, oblong to ovate in outline, pinnately compound; primary segments 2 to 3.5 inches long, divided again; smallest segments mostly elliptic, glabrous, often waxy. | | Inflorescences: | | Racemes, 6-20-flowered, terminal. | | Flowers: | | Irregular; sepals 2, ovate, rough, withering early; corollas with 2 pairs of pale yellow petals; spurred petal prominent, about 1/2 inch long; spur tip distinctly spherical; stamens 6, in 2 groups of 3. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, 1/2 to 1 inch long, erect or upward-curved; seeds numerous, circular, shiny, black. | | Habitat: | | Disturbed sites, roadsides, open woods, and fields, in sandy soils. | | Distribution: | | East 2/3 of Kansas. | | Comments: | | From Greek korydallis or "crested lark", because of the resemblance of the spur on the flower to the hind claw of a lark. Slender fumewort is one of the earliest blooming spring flowers. | | | | See Large-bracted corydalis |
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