North Carolina Wildflowers

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Fumariaceae > Dicentra

Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)
Graham Co., NC
1 May 2004

Fairly rare in woodlands in the NC mountains
Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)
Graham Co., NC
1 May 2004
Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)
Graham Co., NC
29 Apr 2006

Wild Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn (Dicentra eximia) Wild Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn (Dicentra eximia)
Duke Gardens, NC
7 Apr 2007

Rare in North Carolina and known primarily from the mountains, Bleeding Heart grows on rocky slopes and similar habitats.

Wild Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn (Dicentra eximia) Wild Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn (Dicentra eximia)
Duke Gardens, NC
7 Apr 2007

Wild Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn (Dicentra eximia) Wild Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn (Dicentra eximia)
Duke Gardens, NC
7 Apr 2007


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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