Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Capnoides sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Pale Corydalis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Look closely at Corydalis sempervirens and C. flavula on Jim Fowler's blog.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-03-001:
Corydalis sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Capnoides sempervirens
COMMON NAME:
Pale Corydalis, Rock Harlequin, Pink Corydalis, Tall Corydalis
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_case16_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_c_sempervirens_6143
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_c_sempervirens_6168
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock State Park
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JK Marlow jkm140607_544
June Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Leaves pinnatisect, the primary segments ternately divided, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
Chervil, Corydalis, and Fumitory
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JK Marlow jkm140607_544b
June Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Capsules erect, 25-35mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
COMPARE
Chervil, Corydalis, and Fumitory
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JK Marlow jkm140607_560
June Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Pedicels erect, petals pink with yellow tips, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm140607_584b
June Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Found on open cliffs and rock outcrops, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0307h_07
July Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Flowers in a terminal raceme or panicle, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm140704_638
July Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Capnoides sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-03-001:
Corydalis sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Capnoides sempervirens
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Forb
Biennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it on rock outcrops, esp granitic exfoliation domes, but also quartzite, greenstone, & sandstone, up to at least 1700 m in elevation, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Dry
LEAVES:
Compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
(with yellow tips)
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-merous
2 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p070
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p345
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p018
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p076
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p092
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p048
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p069
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p055