Incised Fumewort

Corydalis incisa grows up to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall. The life cycle begins in spring when seeds germinate and grow into small rosettes supported by a tiny tuber. The leaves are compound and divided into 3 leaflets, and again into another 3 sub-leaflets that are lobed to serrated. The leaves go dormant for the summer and re-emerge directly from the tuber in the fall. They are evergreen throughout winter. Stems emerge in February and blooming occurs from March through early May. There are about 10 to 16 flowers per raceme. The fruits, which are oblong, pod-shaped capsules, form quickly. The first seeds disperse about three weeks after the first flowers. By early summer, the mature plants are dead. Corydalis incisa can be found in waterways, rock walls, disturbed areas, and "mesic and alluvial habitats".