Dicentra canadensis
| Dicentra canadensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Fumarioideae |
| Tribe: | Fumarieae |
| Genus: | Dicentra |
| Species: | D. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicentra canadensis (L.) Bernh. | |
Dicentra canadensis (squirrel corn) is a flowering plant from eastern North America with oddly shaped white flowers and finely divided leaves.
Description
Squirrel corn has small yellow clustered bulblets, finely dissected leaves, and white heart-shaped flowers. It is a spring ephemeral, flowering in spring and going dormant in summer.
Ecology
It is native to deciduous woodland in eastern North America.
References
- Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Bleeding hearts, Corydalis, and their relatives. Mark Tebbitt, Magnus Lidén, and Henrik Zetterlund. Timber Press. 2008.
Dicentra canadensis, by Mary Vaux Walcott.
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