Corydalis aurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Corydalis
Species:
C. aurea
Binomial name
Corydalis aurea
Synonyms

Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze
Corydalis washingtoniana Fedde

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
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