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Dicentra canadensis

Species of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae

Dicentra canadensis, the squirrel corn,[2] is a flowering plant from eastern North America with oddly shaped white flowers and finely divided leaves.

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Description

Squirrel corn has small yellow clustered bulblets (looking roughly like kernels of corn), finely dissected leaves, and white heart-shaped flowers. The flowers are fragrant.[3] It is a spring ephemeral, leafing out and flowering in spring and going dormant in summer.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to deciduous woodland in eastern North America. It is also found among rock outcrops near mountains.[4]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Dicentra canadensis.
  1. [1]
    NatureServe (5 January 2024). "Dicentra canadensis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Dicentra canadensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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    "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. [4]
    "Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
Dicentra canadensis, by Mary Vaux Walcott.


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