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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis flavula   FAMILY Fumariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Corydalis flavula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Corydalis flavula

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

Corydalis flavula   FAMILY Fumariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Capnoides flavulum

 

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


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cafl26_001_lvd

        

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_cofl3_003_lvd

        

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

Keith Bradley    kab_c_flavula_0505

February    Lexington County    SC

Three Rivers Greenway

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

Jerry Bright    jeb_031508_048

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

The 3/8" flowers have a short spur that is turned downward at the end, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

Jerry Bright    jeb_031508_049

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

JK Marlow    jkm170322_0263

March    Greenville County    SC

Lake Conestee Nature Park

Lower leaves finely dissected on long stalks, reduced in size upwards, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE Chervil, Corydalis, and Fumitory

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

Alan Cressler    alc_8662495268_e05ae53325

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Upper petal has a toothed crest and the corolla has a short spur, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

Alan S. Weakley    asw_548410884093190

April    Orange County    NC

North Carolina Botanical Garden

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

JK Marlow    jkm0404g_08

April    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

JK Marlow    jkm130415_354

April    Greenville County    SC

Lake Conestee Nature Park

Fruits pendent or divergent, per Weakley's Flora (2012).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE Chervil, Corydalis, and Fumitory

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

JK Marlow    jkm150407_221

April    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Corydalis flavula, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_corydalis_flavula

August        

 

 

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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Corydalis flavula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Corydalis flavula

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Capnoides flavulum

 

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388

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)

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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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