NameThatPlant.net: Corydalis micrantha

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corydalis micrantha FAMILY Fumariaceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Slender Corydalis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis micrantha ssp. micrantha FAMILY Fumariaceae

COMMON NAME:
Slender Corydalis

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corydalis micrantha FAMILY Fumariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis micrantha ssp. micrantha FAMILY Fumariaceae

3086

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Circumneutral rock outcrops and adjacent glades and woodlands, also in disturbed areas (in DE), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Compound
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-merous
2 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

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