106 PAPAVERACEAE. (Vou. Il. 
2. Capnoides flavulum (Raf.) Kuntze. 
Pale Corydalis. (Fig. 1674.) 
Corydalis flavula Raf.; DC. Prodr. 1: 129. 1824. 
Capnoides flavulum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 14. 1891. 
Slender, glabrous, diffuse or ascending, 6’-14’ 
high, freely branching. Lower leaves slender- 
petioled, the upper nearly sessile, all finely dis- 
sected into linear or oblong, sometimes cuneate, 
acute or obtuse segments; pedicels very slender; 
bracts conspicuous, broadly oblong, acute or acu- 
minate, 2-4’ long; spur '4’’ long, rounded; outer 
petals slightly longer than the inner, yellow, 
sharp-pointed; crest dentate; pods torulose, droop- 
ing or spreading; seeds sharp-margined, finely 
reticulated. 
In rocky woods, southern New York, northern 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, southwestern Ontario to 
Minnesota, Virginia, Kansasand Louisiana. Ascends 
to 4ooo ft. in Virginia. May-June. 
3. Capnoides micranthum (Engelm. ) 
Britton. Small-flowered Corydalis. 
(Fig. 1675.) 
Corydalis aurea var. micrantha Engelm.; A. Gray, 
Man. Ed. 5, 62. 1867. 
Corydalis micrantha A. Gray, Coult. Bot. Gaz. 11: 189. 
1886. 
Capnotdes micranthum Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5: 
166. 1894. 
Habit and foliage nearly as in the preceding spe- 
cies, the ultimate leaf segments generally slightly 
broader. Flowers similar, the crest entire; or some- 
times cleistogamous and minute, spurless and but 
slightly crested; pods ascending, short-pedicelled, 
torulose; seeds obtuse-margined, smooth, shining. 
In woods, Minnesota, Missouri to Texas, east to 
Florida and North Carolina, Feb,.—April. 
4. Capnoides aureum ( Willd.) Kuntze. 
Golden Corydalis. (Fig. 1676.) 
Corydalis aurea Willd. Enum. 740. 1809. 
Capnoides aureum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 14. 1891. 
Glabrous, 6’-14’ high, diffuse, branching. 
Leaves all but the uppermost petioled, finely 
dissected into oblong oboyate or cuneate seg- 
ments, mainly broader than those of related 
species; flowers 6’’ long, bright yellow; spur 
one-half the length of the body of the corolla, 
or more, rounded; outer petals keeled, not 
crested; pedicels short, slender; pods spreading 
or pendulous, torulose, especially when dry; 
seeds obtuse-margined, shining, obscurely 
reticulated. 
In woods, Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to 
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. March—May. 
