Corydalis aurea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Corydalis aurea Willd.

Golden corydalis, Scrambled eggs

2005 Steve Matson

2010 Barry Breckling

2005 Steve Matson

2013 Ron Wolf

Corydalis aurea is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~6 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Corydalis
Family:	Papaveraceae (Fumariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Capnoides aureum
PLANTS	Corydalis washingtoniana

Information about Corydalis aurea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (COAU2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).