LARGE-BRACTED CORYDALIS
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Corydalis curvisiliqua Engelm. subsp. grandibracteata (Fedde ) G.B. Ownbey
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| Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| Winter annual |
| Height: 4-16 inches |
| Family: Fumariaceae - Fumitory Family |
| Flowering Period: April, May, June |
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| Also Called: | | Curvepod fumewort. | | Stems: | | Erect or ascending, prostrate with age, several, simple or sparingly branched. | | Leaves: | | Basal leaves with stalks to 2.8 inches long, stem leaves shorter-stalked to sessile; oblong to oblong-ovate, 1.2 to 3.6 inches long, pinnate, green or waxy, glabrous; primary segments 5-11, these pinnately-divided, again incised; ultimate segments elliptic to egg-shaped. | | Inflorescences: | | Raceme, 8-20-flowered, surpassing leaves; bracts conspicuous, ovate, mostly 2/5 to 3/4 inch long, 1/6 to 1/4 inch wide, reduced upward, tapering to points. | | Flowers: | | Sepals 2, ovate, less than 1/20 inch long, variously toothed; petals 4, in 2 series, bright yellow; spurred petal 3/5 to 3/4 inch long; hood crested; crest well-developed, conspicuous; spur about 1/3 inch long, tip nearly spherical; spurless petal 1/2 to 3/5 inch long, bent, basal portion claw-like, crest similar to spurred petal; inner petals oblanceolate, about 3/5 inch long; stamens 6, arranged in 2 sets. | | Fruits: | | Capsule, erect, incurved, .8 to 1.2 inches long; seeds circular, black, shiny, finely roughened (under magnification). | | Habitat: | | Open areas, prairies, hillsides, alluvial plains, disturbed sites; sandy soils. | | Distribution: | | South 3/4 of west 2/3 of Kansas. | | | | See Slender fumewort |
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