Dicentra nevadensis
Species of flowering plant in the poppy family
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Dicentra nevadensis, the Sierra bleeding heart or Tulare County bleeding heart, is a perennial plant endemic to gravelly outcroppings in the Sierra Nevada peaks of Tulare and Fresno Counties in California.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Dicentra |
| Species: | D. nevadensis |
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It has previously been treated as a subspecies of Dicentra formosa (Pacific bleeding heart).[2][3] The plant is found at elevations of 2,100–3,300 metres (6,900–10,800 ft).[2]
Description
Dicentra nevadensis leaves are finely divided and sprout from the base of the plant.[1]
Flowers are heart-shaped, dull white, pink, or yellow-brown, hanging in racemes on bare stems above the leaves. When dried, the flowers turn black. Flowers bloom June to August.[4]
Seeds are borne in a capsule one to two centimeters long.[2]