NameThatPlant.net: Corydalis flavula

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corydalis flavula FAMILY Fumariaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Yellow Fumitory from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

Look closely at Corydalis sempervirens and C. flavula on Jim Fowler's blog.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis flavula FAMILY Fumariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-03-002:

Corydalis flavula FAMILY Fumariaceae

COMMON NAME:
Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corydalis flavula FAMILY Fumariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis flavula FAMILY Fumariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-03-002:
Corydalis flavula FAMILY Fumariaceae

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Forb
Annual

Habitat: Rich moist forests, especially alluvial forests, also in glades and on outcrops over mafic rocks (such as greenstone), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in GA)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Compound
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-merous
2 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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