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Corydalis aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Fumariaceae
Genus:	Corydalis
Species:	C. aurea
Binomial name
Corydalis aurea Willd.

Corydalis aurea (Scrambled Eggs, Golden Corydalis, Golden Smoke; syn. Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze, Corydalis washingtoniana Fedde ^[1]) is a medicinal and poisonous plant ^[2] native to North America ^{[3] [4]}, specially the United States.

This is an annual or biennial herb growing from a branching caudex to a maximum length near 40 centimeters. There are several stems which are often decumbent, with leaves divided into leaflets with oval or diamond lobes. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 30 flowers, each on a short pedicel. The flower is about a centimeter long, with a spur, and yellow in color. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule.

References

1. ^ Corydalis aurea at USDA PLANTS Database
2. ^ Corydalis aurea at Plants For A Future
3. ^ Corydalis aurea at Flora of North America
4. ^ Corydalis aurea at Germplasm Resources Information Network

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
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