- Ehrendorferia chrysantha
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Ehrendorferia chrysantha 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Fumariaceae Genus: Ehrendorferia Species: E. chrysantha Binomial name Ehrendorferia chrysantha
(Hook. & Arn.) RylanderSynonyms Dicentra chrysantha
Ehrendorferia chrysantha (syn. Dicentra chrysantha; Golden Eardrops) is a biennial to perennial plant in the fumitory family, native to dry, brushy areas prone to wildfire in California and Baja California.
Root is a taproot. Leaves are blue-green, with many lobed leaflets.
Flowers are yellow and aromatic, with the tips of two outer petals curved outward from two central petals, borne in panicles at the top of branched stems 1.5 m tall.
Seeds are borne in a capsule 1-2 cm long. They usually do not germinate unless exposed to fire.
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Categories:- Fumariaceae
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Ranunculales stubs
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