| Author | (Thunberg) Persoon | |
| Distribution | A single collection is known: Mecklenburg County, thin woods along Ramah Creek, 11 April 2018, by Lawrence Mellichamp. Numerous photo records on iNaturalist, essentially for heavily populated counties in the Piedmont. One record for the northern mountains (Watauga County).
Native of eastern Asia; in N.A. in NC, VA, and NY. | |
| Abundance | Very rare, but greatly increasing in recent years, at least in the Piedmont. | |
| Habitat | Moist soil in woods along creeks, so far mostly in disturbed greenways. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-April. | |
| Identification | This is a spring ephemeral species, as are others in the genus. The leaves are typical for most Corydalis species. The tubular flowers are pink (or at times white) with dark purple lobes. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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