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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Fumariaceae
Corydalis aurea Willd. subsp. aurea
golden corydalis, scrambled eggs
Corydalis: Greek for "crested lark"
aurea: Latin for "golden"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect to drooping, annual/biennial, 8"-20" tall forb |
| Flower: | bright yellow, 4-parted, 1/2" long, only 1 petal spurred; inflorescence a dense cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers, the main flower cluster often below the upper leaves; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | long, smooth, drooping capsule; seeds surrounded by thin, round margin  |
| Leaf: | several times pinnately-divided |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, woods, Lake Michigan shores; in rocky, sandy soil |
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