Kingdom Plantae Family Papaveraceae Tribe Fumarieae Scientific name Dicentra canadensis Rank Species | Order Ranunculales Subfamily Fumarioideae Genus Dicentra Higher classification Dicentra | |
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Similar Dicentra cucullaria, Dicentra, Dicentra eximia, Cardamine concatenata, Claytonia virginica | ||
Squirrel corn dicentra canadensis
Dicentra canadensis, the squirrel corn, 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. It is a spring ephemeral, leafing out and flowering in spring and going dormant in summer.
Ecology
It is native to deciduous woodland in eastern North America.
References
Dicentra canadensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA