Native to 37 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Arizona, Cochise
31.741917, -109.463222
Location Remarks
Coronado National Forest. North Rucker Canyon Road c. 6 km west of junction FSR 74-FSR74E. Oak-juniper woodland. 1539 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Disturbed and weedy roadside lot, essentially open grazing land.
Location
United States, Arizona, Pima
32.076361, -110.647778
Location Remarks
East Old Spanish Trail highway c. 10.6 km E of junction with South Old Spanish Trail highway (E of Tucson). Acacia-Larrea woodland with Yucca schidigera, Opuntia, Carnegiea. 1031 m elev.
Collectors
Location
United States, Idaho, Adams
45.189778, -116.304556
Location Remarks
Hwy 55 along the Little Salmon River. Ca. 19 km S of Pollock. Coarse basalt gravel on roadside turnout above the river. 976 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Arizona, Coconino
34.880278, -111.748333
Location Remarks
Highway 89A, Oak Creek Canyon. Vicinity of Midgley Bridge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Corydalis
Specific Epithet
aurea
Authorship
Willd.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#87,628 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
10%