Corydalis aurea

Corydalis aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Fumariaceae
Genus:	Corydalis
Species:	C. aurea
Binomial name
Corydalis aurea Willd.
Synonyms
Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze Corydalis washingtoniana Fedde

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.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• CalPhotos
• Flora of North America
• Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Plants For A Future
• USDA PLANTS profile