Inflorescences: racemes weak, generally exceeded by leaves. Flowers: petals sometimes crested. Capsules pendent or spreading at maturity, slender, 18-24 (-30) mm. Seeds without marginal ring. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering spring–late summer.
Habitat: Talus slopes, ledges, rocky hillsides, forest clearings, open shores, creek bottoms, gravel pits, road cuts, and burned-over areas, in loose, often gravelly soil
Elevation: 100-3400 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.W.T., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Ill., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo., n Mexico
Discussion
Corydalis aurea subsp. aurea intergrades at times with C. aurea subsp. occidentalis, but usually the two can be distinguished readily when fruiting.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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wrinkled +
membranous +
connivent +
subapiculate +
subglobose +
winged +
elliptic;linear +
absent +
larger +
2-valved +
dehiscent +
branched +
low +
absent +
incised +
reduced +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. + and n Mexico +
absent +
symmetric +
plane +
capsular +
valvate +
Talus slopes, ledges, rocky hillsides, forest clearings, open shores, creek bottoms, gravel pits, road cuts, and burned-over areas, in loose, often gravelly soil +
Present +
10-20(-30)-flowered +
racemose +
connate +
oblanceolate +
alike +
compound +
alternate +
absent +
narrow +
developed +
projecting +
odd-pinnate +
unspurred +
opposite +
gibbous +
broadly ovoid;obovoid +
absent +
absent +
spurred +
pale;bright-yellow +
crested +
not spongy +
2-carpellate +
parietal +
perpendicular +
Enum. Pl. +
1809 +
weak +
clear +
flowered +
few;many +
Illustrated +
straight +
incurved +
prostrate-ascending +
10;50 +
persistent +
1/2 +
2-lobed +
papillar +
thread-like +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
rigid +
Corydalis aurea subsp. aurea +
Corydalis aurea +
subspecies +
elliptic +
1.5 times or more longer than wide +
caulescent +
glaucous +