Texas Wildbuds
Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis
(Small-flower Fumewort)
Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0247
Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0236
Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0245
Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0248
| Scientific Name | Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | COMIA2 |
| Common Name | Small-flower Fumewort | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 523914 |
| Family | Papaveraceae (Poppy) formerly Fumariaceae | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Often sandy soils in disturbed areas, roadsides and open fields. Plant: Upright to ascending annual 8 to 12 inches tall; one to several usually-unbranched stems. Leaves: Grayish-green bi-pinnately-divided leaves that may be further incised with ultimate leaflets that are ovate to oblong-elliptic or obovate; leaflet tips with small points. Inflorescence: Raceme extending above leaves with 6 to 20 bright yellow, tubular, curved flowers 3/8 to 1/2-inch long that are initially erect, becoming horizontal to drooping with age; each flower has 2 pairs of petals and a spur at the back formed by the upper outer petal that is less than half as long as the rest of the flower; inner petals are hidden; bracts are ovate to elliptic and up to 0.3-inch long. Blooming Period: February to April. Fruit: Erect, slender, straight or slightly in-curved capsules 0.4 to 1.4 inches long. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, Minnesota Wildflowers and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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