Brassicaceae 1 1 1 



rarely 3 or 4, soon falling off; petals 4-6 or 

 rarely more, folded together, often wrinkled ; 

 stamens numerous. 



Smooth, 4-12 inches long, dif- 

 fusely branching. Leaves all 



aureum 



(Willd.) but the uppermost petioled, 



Kuntze. finely cut into oblong-obovate 



Golden or wedge-shaped segments. 



Corydalis. 



Flowers numerous in an oblong 



head, bright golden yellow, nearly half an 

 inch long; spur J the length of the body of 

 the corolla, outer petals keeled, not crested; 

 pods spreading or pendulose, torulose; seeds 

 obtuse, margined, shining, obscurely ridged. 

 Frequent throughout the Rockies in open 

 ground at the lower altitudes where it has 

 been recently burned or cleared; flowering 

 during most of the summer. 



BRASSICACEAE 



Mustard Family 



Herbs, rarely somewhat woody, with wa- 

 tery acrid juice, alternate leaves and racemose 



