Wildflowers Identified: Golden Corydalis
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Golden Corydalis has these characteristics:
- 4 petals
- tubular petals
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- cluster or spike of flowers (a spike is a long cluster, with the flowers along the stem)
- 1/8 to 3/8 inches flower width
- yellow to orange flower color
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- plant height one foot or less
- plant height one foot to two feet
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- deeply cut leaf edge
- branched leaf veins
- compound leaves are trifoliate - three leaflets radiating from a point
- compound leaves are pinnate - leaflets arranged along a midrib
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Eric Haines,
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