Ehrendorferia chrysantha

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Fumarioideae
Tribus: Ehrendorferieae
Genus: Ehrendorferia
Species: Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Name

Ehrendorferia chrysantha (Hook. & Arn.) Rylander, Pl. Syst. Evol. 206: 415 (1997).
Synonyms

Basionym
Dielytra chrysantha Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.: 320 (1838).
Homotypic
Dicentra chrysantha (Hook. & Arn.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 118 (1842).
Capnorchis chrysantha (Hook. & Arn.) Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: 193 (1853).
Diclytra chrysantha (Hook. & Arn.) Greene, Pittonia 1: 187 (1888).
Bikukulla chrysantha (Hook. & Arn.) Coville, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 60 (1893).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
California.
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Northwest.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Lidén, M., Fukuhara, T., Rylander, J. & Oxelman , B. 1997. Phylogeny and classification of Fumariaceae, with emphasis on Dicentra s.l., based on the plastid gene rps16 intron. Plant Systematics and Evolution 206(1–4): 411–420. DOI: 10.1007/bf00987960 Paywall Reference page.
Walpers, G.G. 1842–1843. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. Tomus I. 947 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ehrendorferia chrysantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 January 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. 23. Published online. Accessed: January 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. January. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ehrendorferia chrysantha. Accessed: {{{3}}} 23 January.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. January in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2025.

Ehrendorferia chrysantha (syn. Dicentra chrysantha), with the common name golden eardrops, is a biennial to perennial plant in the family Papaveraceae.

It is native to dry, brushy areas prone to wildfire in diverse regions of California, and in Baja California.
Description

Dicentra chrysantha has a taproot. Its leaves are blue-green, with many lobed leaflets.

Flowers are yellow and aromatic, with the tips of two outer petals curved outward from two central petals, borne in panicles at the top of branched stems 1.5 m tall.

Seeds are borne in a capsule 1–2 cm long. They usually do not germinate unless exposed to fire.
References