Pale Corydalis

(Corydalis sempervirens)

 

Color Photograph: Copyright Corel Corporation.

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

 

Pale Corydalis (Corydalis sempervirens)

Identification: Flowers pink, tubular, with a single basal spur. The petal lips are tinged with yellow. The leaves are heavily cut, but generally consists of three leaflets and the leaflets have a white bloom. Plant 6 to 36 inches in height.

Distribution: Manitoba in the west to southeastern Canada in the east, southward to Georgia.

Habitat: Pale Corydalis is found in forest clearings, rocky slopes, and other rocky habitats.

Flowering period: May to September.

Pale Corydalis (Corydalis sempervirens)

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The tubular, pink flowers with yellow petal ends and the white bloom on the leaves are distinctive for the species.

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