| Corydalis aurea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Fumariaceae |
| Genus: | Corydalis |
| Species: | C. aurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Corydalis aurea Willd. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze |
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Corydalis aurea (Scrambled Eggs, Golden Smoke, Golden Corydalis) is a winter annual native to North America.
Root is a branching caudex. Stems are decumbent, to 40 cm long, with blue-green leaves divided into leaflets with oval or diamond lobes.
Flowers are yellow, 1 cm long, with a spur, borne in racemes of up to 30 flowers, each on a short stem.
Fruits are cylindrical capsules.