Corydalis aurea (Scrambled Eggs, Golden Corydalis, Golden Smoke; syn. Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze, Corydalis washingtoniana Fedde ) is a medicinal and poisonous plant native to North America , specially the United States. This is an annual or biennial herb growing from a branching caudex to a maximum length near 40 centimeters. There are several stems which are often decumbent, with leaves divided into leaflets with oval or diamond lobes. The flower cluster is a raceme of up to 30 flowers, each on a short pedicel. The flower is about a centimeter long, with a spur, and yellow in color. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule.