| Scientific Name | Carydalis micrantha | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Fumitory ( Fumariaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 4 petals, arched with gaping mouth
Upright to sprawling or trailing, delicate winter annual to 2 feet. Stems one to several, containg bitter, watery juice. Herbage glaucous. Flower:: To 5/8 inch long; petals 4, pale yellow, the upper most petal longest extending into sac-like spur at base. 6-20 flowers, intermixed with short, leaflike bracts in an elongated raceme. Leaves: Alternate. Blade divided into 5-7 segments, thare are divided twice more. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 235 | |||||||||||||
February - May
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