Corydalis aurea Willd. 
Family: Fumariaceae
scrambled eggs,  more
[Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze,  more]
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E. Makings  
Photographer: E. Makings
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
Locality: San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
 
LEAVES: glaucous. INFLORES­CENCES: 8-20 flowered, included or exceeding the leaves. FLOWERS: erect in bud, then spreading; pedicels 1-5 mm long; sepals 1-3 mm long; petals 14-18 mm long, yellow, the spurs 4-9 mm long; stamens ca. 5 mm long. FRUITS: 12-24 mm long, usually curved, erect, spreading or pendant. SEEDS: ca. 1 mm long, with or without marginal ring. NOTES: 2 subsp. in AZ; AK to n. Mex., e to New England. REFERENCES: Holiay, Susan, and Abril Perez. 2001. Commelinaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).
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Max Licher  
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Max Licher  
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Liz Makings  
Photographer: Max Licher
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
Photographer: Max Licher
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
Photographer: Liz Makings
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
Locality: Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM
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