Corydalis aurea Willd.
golden corydalis (scrambled eggs)
Papaveraceae (Fumitory family)
(Previously in Fumariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
golden corydalis (scrambled eggs)
Papaveraceae (Fumitory family)
(Previously in Fumariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea
Species Information
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.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration 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)
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
922 | 573 | 1390 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
27 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
237 | 205 | 270 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
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 2013
|
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Habitat and 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.Status Information
Synonyms
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