E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Corydalis aurea subsp. aurea
golden corydalis
Fumariaceae

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Species Information

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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 ssp. 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

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)

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Fumariaceae
 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 Photo Sources

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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: 2024-05-04 6:37:13 PM ]
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