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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Capnoides sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
Go to FSUS key
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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Capnoides sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Corydalis sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Corydalis sempervirens
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, 1938)
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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).
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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 (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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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 (Smith, 1998).
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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 (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm140704_638
July Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Capnoides sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis sempervirens
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Capnoides sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Corydalis sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Corydalis sempervirens
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, 1938)
Capnoides sempervirens
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Forb
Biennial
Habitat: rock outcrops and rocky glades, especially granitic exfoliation domes, but also quartzite, greenstone, and sandstone, up to at least 1700 m in elevation, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink
(with yellow tips)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-merous
2 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p089
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p070
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p345
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p018
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p092
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p048
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p069
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p055
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