Corydalis aurea

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Corydalis aurea, Willd. Annual, 6 in. high, commonly low and spreading: fls. golden yellow, about ½in. long, on rather slender pedicels in a short raceme; spur barely half the length of the body, somewhat decurved: caps. spreading or pendulous, about 1 in. long; seeds 10-12, turgid, obtuse at margin, the shining surface obscurely netted. Rocky banks of Lower Canada and N. New England, northwest to latitude 64°, west to Brit. Col. and Ore., south to Texas, Ariz, and Mex.; not Japan. — The western forms have the spur almost as long as the body of the corolla and pass into Var. occidentalis, Engelm. More erect and tufted, from a stouter and sometimes more enduring root: fls. larger; spur commonly ascending: caps, thicker; seeds less turgid, acutish at margins. Colo., New Mex., W. Texas, Ariz. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Corydalis aurea Willd.
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Corydalis aurea (Scrambled Eggs, Golden Corydalis, Golden Smoke; syn. Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze, Corydalis washingtoniana Fedde ) is a medicinal and poisonous plant native to North America , specially the United States.

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