Golden fumewort
Corydalis aurea Willd. subsp. occidentalis (Engelm.) G.B. Ownbey
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Morphology
- Stem
- Several, prostrate to ascending, simple or branched.
- Leaves
- Basal and/or cauline, alternate, usually 2-3-pinnately compound; petioles to 2.4 inches long, (short-petiolate distally); blades oblong to ovate, .8 to 4 inches long, pinnate with 5-13 segments that are pinnatifid; ultimate lobes elliptic, margins incised.
- Inflorescence
- Racemes, terminal, 10-20-flowered; bracts elliptic to linear, .16 to .4 inch long, .04 to .08 inch wide; pedicels .2 to .4 inch.
- Flower
- Flowers initially erect, later reflexed; sepals 2, ovate, .04 to .12 inch, tapering to points; petals 4, yellow, outer petals dissimilar, 1 spurred, 1 not spurred, both with abaxial median crest, inner petals similar, connate at apices, clawed; spurred petal .5 to .6 inch, spur straight or slightly incurved, .16 to .2 inch, tip nearly spherical; stamens 6.
- Fruit
- Capsules, erect to pendent, long-cylindric, .5 to .8 inch, glabrous; seeds black, reniform to nearly globose, ca. .08 inch, smooth or outer 1/3 reticulate; arillate.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Sandy mixed grass and shortgrass prairies, sandsage prairies, sandy roadsides
- Distribution
- Southwest quarter of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Corydalis, crested lark, alluding to the resemblance between the spur and a lark's hind claw and aurea, golden.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Papaveraceae - Poppy Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 8-14 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2018-02-24
Color Groups
Yellow Wildflowers
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Blooms: May, June