Corydalis caseana subsp. caseana

Sierra corydalis, fitweed, Fitweed

Family: Papaveraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Sierra corydalis is a California native perennial found in northern Sierra Nevada, southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, and southern Modoc Plateau in moist forest and streamside habitats at elevations of 1,100 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces delicate white to pale yellow flowers with distinctive spurs 16 to 25 millimeters long. Growing with tall, elegant stems 50 to 100 centimeters high, it forms graceful clusters in damp woodland settings. Its compound leaves are large and complex, spreading 15 to 35 centimeters with multiple intricate leaflets. The plant develops elongated racemes or panicles with slender fruits 10 to 15 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Moist sites in forest and along streams

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1100-2800 m

Bioregions: CaRH, n SNH, s SNH (Tulare Co.), s MP.

California counties: Tulare, Tehama, Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Plumas, Sierra, Placer, El Dorado, Los Angeles, Nevada, San Francisco

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.