Rank Species | Genus Corydalis Higher classification Corydalis | |
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Similar Corydalis, Capnoides sempervirens, Fumarioideae, Papaveraceae, Corydalis flavula | ||
Corydalis aurea (scrambled eggs, golden smoke, golden corydalis) is a winter annual native to North America.
Root is a branching caudex. Stems are decumbent, to 40 cm long, with blue-green leaves divided into leaflets with oval or diamond lobes.
Flowers are yellow, 1 cm long, with a spur, borne in racemes of up to 30 flowers, each on a short stem.
Fruits are cylindrical capsules.
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