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Fumariaceae
Corydalis

not marked as a favorite taxon Corydalis montana Engelmann ex A. Gray. Common name: Western Corydalis. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bluffs, prairies, dry woodlands, disturbed areas. Distribution: South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada south to Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico; disjunct eastwards in Missouri and n. Illinois.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: This taxon and C. aurea s.s. have variously been treated at the rank of species, subspecies, and variety; they probably warrant species rank.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Il; = Capnoides montanum (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Britton — S13; = Corydalis aurea Willdenow ssp. occidentalis (Engelm. ex A.Gray) G.B.Ownbey — FNA3, GrPl, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO; = Corydalis aurea Willdenow var. occidentalis Engelm. ex A.Gray — F, G, K1, Tx; = n/a — C; < Corydalis aurea Willdenow. Basionym: Corydalis montana Engelm. ex A.Gray 1867

Links to other floras: = Corydalis aurea ssp. occidentalis - FNA3

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