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Yellow Corydalis

(Corydalis flavula)

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Corydalis aurea

The enlarged, up-turned upper petal and the short, down-turned flower spur will separate Yellow Corydalis from either Golden Corydalis or Slender Corydalis.

Corydalis micrantha

The enlarged, up-turned upper petal and the short, down-turned flower spur will separate Yellow Corydalis from either Golden Corydalis or Slender Corydalis.

Yellow Corydalis (Corydalis flavula)

Identification: Flowers yellow, tubular, with a crest on the enlarged, upturned upper petal and a dentate, slightly down-turned lower petal. Flower spur present, but relatively short, down-turned. Leaves deeply cut, but fundamentally arranged in groups of three. Plant 6 to 16 inches in height.

Distribution: Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan in the west to New York in the east, southward to Florida and Louisiana.

Habitat: Yellow Corydalis is found in open woods, primarily on rocky or sandy soil.

Flowering period: April to May.

Yellow Corydalis (Corydalis flavula)

Similar Species:

Golden Corydalis (Corydalis aurea)

Slender Corydalis (Corydalis micrantha)

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