Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corydalis flavula
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Yellow Fumitory 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 flavula
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Corydalis flavula
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Corydalis flavula
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-03-002:
Corydalis flavula FAMILY Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Capnoides flavulum
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin, Short-spurred Corydalis, Yellow Fumewort
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
)
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cafl26_001_lvd
)
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cofl3_003_lvd
)
Keith Bradley kab_c_flavula_0505
February Lexington County SC
Three Rivers Greenway
)
Jerry Bright jeb_031508_048
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
The 3/8" flowers have a short spur that is turned downward at the end, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
)
Jerry Bright jeb_031508_049
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
)
JK Marlow jkm170322_0263
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Lower leaves finely dissected on long stalks, reduced in size upwards, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
COMPARE
Chervil, Corydalis, and Fumitory
)
Alan Cressler alc_8662495268_e05ae53325
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Upper petal has a toothed crest and the corolla has a short spur, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
)
Alan S. Weakley asw_548410884093190
April Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
)
JK Marlow jkm0404g_08
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
)
JK Marlow jkm130415_354
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Fruits pendent or divergent, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
COMPARE
Chervil, Corydalis, and Fumitory
)
JK Marlow jkm150407_221
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
)
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_corydalis_flavula
August
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Corydalis flavula
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Corydalis flavula
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Corydalis flavula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Corydalis flavula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-03-002:
Corydalis flavula
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Capnoides flavulum
388
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Rich moist forests, especially alluvial forests, also in glades and on outcrops over mafic rocks (such as greenstone), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in GA)
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:
Spring/Summer
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) p214
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p070
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p233
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p018
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p211
- 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
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".