Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-642.15.02
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Synonym: Dicentra chrysantha.
English: Golden eardrops.
Region: California, Baja California.
Botany: biennial to perennial herb; dry, brushy areas prone to wildfire; taproot; leaves are blue-green, many lobed leaflets; flowers yellow, aromatic, with the tips of two outer petals curved outward from two central petals; inflorescence panicles at the top of branched stems; 1.5 m tall; seeds are borne in a capsule 1-2 cm long, germinate when exposed to fire.