Corydalis montana Engelmann ex A. Gray. Common name: Western Corydalis. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bluff, prairie, dry woodlands, disturbed areas. Distribution: SD, WY, UT, and NV south to OK, TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico; disjunct eastwards in MO and n. IL.
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 Willd. ssp. occidentalis (Engelm. ex A.Gray) G.B.Ownbey — FNA3, GrPl, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO; = Corydalis aurea Willd. var. occidentalis Engelm. ex A.Gray — F, G, Tx; = n/a — C; < Corydalis aurea Willd. Basionym: Corydalis montana Engelm. ex A.Gray 1867
Links to other floras: = Corydalis aurea ssp. occidentalis - FNA3
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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