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Dicentra canadensis

Species of flowering plant in the poppy family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Ranunculales
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Dicentra canadensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Dicentra
Species:
D. canadensis
Binomial name
Dicentra canadensis
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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]

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