Corydalis micrantha (Engelm. ex A.Gray) A.Gray
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Papaveraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Erect or ascending annual, 1–3 dm, glaucous or nearly green; racemes usually well surpassing the lvs; bracts narrowly lanceolate; cor pale yellow, 11–15 mm, incl. the 4–6 mm spur; crest of the upper pet low, entire; frs ± erect, 1–1.5(–2) cm; often some or all fls cleistogamous, these 1–5 in a raceme, inconspicuous, often with smaller fr; seeds ca 1.5 mm wide, without a ring-margin; 2n=16. Moist, especially sandy soil; Ill. to s. Minn. and S.D., s. to the Gulf, and n. along the Atlantic coast to N.C. Our plants are var. micrantha. Vars. australis and texensis are more southern.
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Common Names
slender corydalis