William Bartram 1739-1823
Watercolours and Drawings
Plate 59
'Fumaria' or Golden Corydalis, and
'Staggergrass'
$450.00
No. 59
Golden Corydalis : Corydalis halei
False Garlic : Nothoscordum bivalve
160 x 180
Bartram has written beneath the drawing “Fumaria flowers first of April grows about
6 Inches high leaves dark green finely divided like other Species of this Genera the
flowers of a deep & beautiful yellow colour,Grows in dry Outer Shell land near the Sea
Shore Cape Fear No. Carolina” However, Corydalis halei has not been reported for
the Carolinas in recent surveys.
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