Participant Info

Species

Corydalis aurea [Corydalis aurea subsp. occidentalis] [Corydalis aurea subsp. aurea] [Corydalis aurea subsp. curvisiliqua]

Family

Fumariaceae

CommonName

golden smoke, scrambled eggs

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2014

Ecosystem

foothill, montane, subalpine, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes, Terrace Reservoir

Other Localities

Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Del Norte alley verge 24 May 2014; Saguache Co, Luders Creek cpgd, 17 July 2016

Comments

Throughout the Watershed, Corydalis aurea is found in a range of habitats, including both disturbed and natural ones: alleys, riparian slopes, washes, rocky foothill slopes, etc. It is recorded from all counties of New Mexico. The subspecies occidentalis extends into Texas, but the subspecies aurea does not. Most authorities agree that the features that supposedly separate these two subspecies integrade. For more photos and comments, click "yes" in the Annotation field below.

Annotation

yes