Index / Search / Corydalis flavula
§1 Plant
Corydalis flavula (Raf.) DC.
vernacular yellow fumewort — species · Fumariaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fumariaceae Marquis
- Genus
- Corydalis
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 589 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Low
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -18 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 160 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.8–6.8
- Root depth
- 6 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Mature height
- 1.5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- White-Gray
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- Slight
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Spring
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Spring
- Seed ends
- Spring
- Spread rate
- Moderate
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 55,000
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 589 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Phillips 05107
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Gallatin 17059
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Logan 17107
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Saline 17165
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Harrison 18061
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Orange 18117
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Wayne 18177
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Campbell 21037
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Daviess 21059
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Grayson 21085
- Green 21087
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Madison 21151
- Mason 21161
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Shelby 21211
- Simpson 21213
- Spencer 21215
- Taylor 21217
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 10 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Buncombe 37021
- Caldwell 37027
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Moore 37125
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Watauga 37189
Ohio view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lawrence 39087
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Oklahoma view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Chester 42029
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Luzerne 42079
- Montgomery 42091
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Somerset 42111
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Hardin 47071
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Putnam 47141
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Brooke 54009
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lincoln 54043
- Logan 54045
- Marshall 54051
- McDowell 54047
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
Wisconsin view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/COFL3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5334201 ↗Record version
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