Yellow Corydalis - Pseudofumaria lutea

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Description

Short to medium, densely tufted plant with rather greyish green appearance. Flowers yellow 12 to 30 mm with 6 to 16 in racemes.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Walls, rocky places and other shaded habitat.

When to see it

May to October.

Life History

Perennial which is often cultivated in gardens and frequently escaping into the wild.

UK Status

Found fairly frequently throughout most of Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Flora of Leicestershire published in 1988 states that it occurred in 46 of the 617 tetrads.

  • Graham Calow
    Cosby WMC Car Park
    16 May 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Glenfield Hospital
    02 June 2015
  • Graham Calow
    Western Park, Leicester
    14 June 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Cosby WMC Car Park
    16 May 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    17 August 2012
  • David Gould
    St Mary de Castro, Leicester
    22 August 2014

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Species profile

Common names
Yellow Corydalis
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Ranunculales
Family:
Papaveraceae
Records on NatureSpot:
55
First record:
21/04/2006 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
08/04/2024 (axon, kaye)

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  • Graham Calow
    Cosby WMC Car Park
    27 August 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    17 August 2012
  • Alan Semper
    Bottesford near river
    07 May 2013
  • John Cranfield
    Fleckney
    12 August 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Witherley
    27 May 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Glenfield Hospital
    02 June 2015
  • David Gould
    Leicester
    05 June 2008
  • David Gould
    St Mary de Castro, Leicester
    22 August 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Glenfield Hospital
    02 June 2015
  • Graham Calow
    Croft
    26 June 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    17 August 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    21 April 2006
  • John Cranfield
    Fleckney
    12 August 2011
  • Peter Smith
    Rupert's Gateway, Leicester
    08 August 2012
  • Alan Semper
    Bottesford near river
    07 May 2013
  • Alan Semper
    Stathern road
    04 August 2013