Species Detail Forb

Flower head Grapevine Canyon - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Corydalis aurea ssp. occidentalis - curvepod fumewort Synonyms: Capnoides aureum, Capnoides montanum, Corydalis curvisiliqua Other Common Names: golden corydalis, golden smoke, scrambled eggs Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Fumariaceae
Flower head Grapevine Canyon - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: A short lived perennial. Has many branches that are often supported or prostrate due to weak stems. Inflorescence can exceed leaves. Has a slender taproot.
Identification notes: Winter annual to biennial herb, smooth stems prostrate to ascending, simple to diffusely branching. Leaves alternate, once or twice pinnately compound. Flowers yellow and borne in terminal racemes. Seedpod linear, curved and constricted between seeds.
Height: 1-1/2 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Occurs in pastures, bottomlands, prairies, plains, foothills, mesas, ditches, railroad embankments and washes in loose, often sandy, dry soil and moist riparian areas.
Plant Communities: Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1500 - 9500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Golden yellow Shape: Irregular in elongated clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Feb - Jun
Description: To 3/4 inch long in a spike-like cluster.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Silvery bluish-green Leaf Type: Compound Leaf Shape: Pinnatifid Leaf Margin: Dissected Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Finely dissected and slightly succulent to 6 inches long.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule is flat-sided, narrow and curved to 1 inch long.
Seed Notes: Seeds are smooth and have narrow marginal ring. Diameter <1/16 inch.


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