Yellow Corydalis
Corydalis flavulaFumariaceae — Fumitory family
Rare native
![Yellow Corydalis](/images/corydalis_flavula.jpg)
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Arkansas
March 2004
![Yellow Corydalis](/images/corydalis_flavula_2.jpg)
![Yellow Corydalis](/images/corydalis_flavula_3.jpg)
Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland
April 2018
![Yellow Corydalis](/images/corydalis_flavula_4.jpg)
The flowers are small, just 6-8mm (1/4") long.
![Yellow Corydalis](/images/corydalis_flavula_5.jpg)
Without flowers, the plants look very much like Dutchman's breeches, but the Corydalis has branched stems, and the leaves and flower stalks of Dutchman's breeches come directly from the ground.
![Yellow Corydalis](/images/corydalis_flavula_6.jpg)
![Yellow Corydalis](/images/corydalis_flavula_7.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Pump House Road
April 2018
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.