This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Corydalis aurea.
Fumitory Family. Mch. - May.
A smooth-stemmed, branching plant 6 - 14 inches high, found in woodlands. Nova Scotia to Pennsylvania, west to the Rocky Mountains.
Golden yellow, irregular, about 1/2 inch long, borne in short, terminal clusters. Seed pods drooping or spreading, slightly curved, lumpy.
Compound, finely dissected.
 
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