GOLDEN CORYDALIS

Class: Corydalis aurea

Family: FUMITORY FAMILY

Sub Family: Fumariaceae

Year: Biennial

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Colour: Yellow

Height: 10-40 cm (4-16")

Each Flower: 1.3-2 cm (1/2-3/4") long with 4 petals; upper one roundly spurred at base; inner lateral petals joined at tips; 6 stamens often united into 2 groups; 2 small sepals

Leaves: Alternate with long stalks which divide and bear up to 4 pairs of opposite, deeply-dissected segments, giving almost carrot-leaf appearance

Stems: Several, smooth, spreading, freely branched stems from one root-stock

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Rocky places and dry to moister open places

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