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fewflower fumewort
Scientific Name: Corydalis pauciflora
Family: Fumariaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Few Flower Fumewort and Other Fumeworts
This page provides information about various plants known as fumeworts, including Corydalis pauciflora (Few Flower Fumewort) and Corydalis solida. Fumeworts are known for their delicate flowers and potential medicinal uses.
Considerations for Pets
- Some caution is advised as there is a report that some fumeworts are toxic.
Considerations for Children
- Some caution is advised as there is a report that some fumeworts are toxic.
Scientific Names and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Corydalis pauciflora, Corydalis solida, Corydalis flavula, Corydalis flexuosa
- Common Names: Few Flower Fumewort, Fumewort, Spring Fumewort, Yellow Fumewort
- Other common names for Corydalis include Fumitory.
- Unofficial name: Fumewort
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family), sometimes recognized as a distinct family based on morphological characteristics.
- Genus: Corydalis
- Synonyms: Corydalis solida syn. C. halleri, C. transsylvanica
Distribution and Habitat
- Corydalis solida is native to moist, shady habitats in Europe.
- Corydalis flavula is a spring wildflower.
- Few-flowered corydalis as seen along the rocky summit ridge of Thorofare.
Ecological Role
- Some fumeworts may be considered a bit invasive in cooler coastal gardens.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Fumeworts are herbaceous plants, lacking a permanent woody stem.
- Some species grow by tubers, while others grow by rhizomes.
- They produce tubular flowers.
- Corydalis solida produces mauve-pink, purple, or white flowers.
- Corydalis flexuosa produces bright blue flowers.
- Corydalis flavula, Yellow Corydalis, Yellow fumewort.
- Slender Fumewort: raceme of golden yellow tubular flowers.
- Racemes of up to 20 pale to bright golden yellow flowers that are initially erect.
- Leaves all basal, numerous and slender-stalked, pale beneath, finely divided into many narrow segments.
- 'Blue Heron' reaches just 8 to 10 inches high and 10 to 12 inches wide.
Traditional Uses
- Fumewort has been used as a painkiller in Chinese medicine for over 1,000 years.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Fumewort flowers support bees.
Quirky Facts
- The flower of yellow fumewort has a sweet honey-like taste and is one of the few truly blue-colored edible things.
- In some years it can take over ten months for Corydalis intermedia to show itself.