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Corydalis aurea Willd.
golden corydalis (scrambled eggs)
Papaveraceae (Fumitory family)
(Previously in Fumariaceae)

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Distribution of Corydalis aurea
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC

Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea

Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Annual or biennial herb from a taproot; stems spreading to prostrate, freely branched, glabrous, 10-50 cm long.

Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, divided several times, blue-green, usually with a bloom.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of loose axillary and terminal racemes with several flowers; corollas yellow, 12-18 mm long; spurs 3-6 mm long and rounded at the tip.

Fruits:
Capsules, thin, curved, drooping, 20-25 mm long, constricted between the seeds; seeds 2 mm long, black, shiny.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Moist to dry grasslands, meadows, rocky slopes, roadsides, clearings and forest openings in the steppe, montane and subalpine zones; frequent throughout BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; N to AK, YT and NT, E to PQ and S to UT, MO, OH, TX, CA and MX.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Corydalis aurea

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	573	922	1390
Slope Gradient (%)	0	27	100
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	205	237	270
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	0	2	4
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	A
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	4
Modal BEC Zone Class	MS
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	BG(1), BWBS(1), IDF(1), MS(1)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze
Capnoides campestre Britton
Capnoides halei Small
Corydalis aurea subsp. aurea
Corydalis aurea var. australis Chapm.
Corydalis campestris (Britton) J. Buchholz & Palmer
Corydalis halei (Small) Fernald & B.G. Schub.
Corydalis micrantha var. australis (Chapm.) Shinners
Corydalis washingtoniana Fedde

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Papaveraceae
Flora North America treatment for Fumariaceae (Previous Family)
Flora North America treatment for Corydalis aurea
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search

General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-04-30 7:24:08 PM ]

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