Burke: Dicentra formosa

	Dicentra formosa
	Pacific bleedingheart
Habit	Somewhat glaucous, scapose perennial from slender, brittle rhizomes, the scapes 1.5-4.5 dm. tall.
Leaves	Leaves basal, numerous, long-petioled, nearly equaling the scapes, the blades ternately 3-4 times compound into ultimately linear to oblong segments.
Flowers	Inflorescence of 5- to 15-flowered panicles on the scapes; sepals 2, ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 mm. long; corolla purplish-pink, 4-lobed, cordate-based, the outer lobes each with a saccate spur 2-4 mm. long, the tips 3-4 mm. long, the inner lobes 10-15 mm. long with a winged crest; stamens 6, in two groups of 3; style 1, slender; stigmas 2-lobed.
Fruits	Capsule 2-3.5 cm. long and 3-4 mm. thick.

	Dicentra formosa
Flowering time	March-July
Habitat	Moist woods, from the coast to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Distribution	Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington, but also occurring from southeastern Washington; British Columbia to California, also in northeastern Oregon and adjacent Idaho. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern
Sibling taxa	D. cucullaria, D. uniflora
Subordinate taxa	D. formosa ssp. formosa
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Dicentra formosa

Pacific bleedingheart

Habit

Somewhat glaucous, scapose perennial from slender, brittle rhizomes, the scapes 1.5-4.5 dm. tall.

Leaves

Leaves basal, numerous, long-petioled, nearly equaling the scapes, the blades ternately 3-4 times compound into ultimately linear to oblong segments.

Flowers

Inflorescence of 5- to 15-flowered panicles on the scapes;

sepals 2, ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 mm. long;

corolla purplish-pink, 4-lobed, cordate-based, the outer lobes each with a saccate spur 2-4 mm. long, the tips 3-4 mm. long, the inner lobes 10-15 mm. long with a winged crest;

stamens 6, in two groups of 3;

style 1, slender;

stigmas 2-lobed.

Fruits

Capsule 2-3.5 cm. long and 3-4 mm. thick.

Dicentra formosa

Flowering time

March-July

Habitat

Moist woods, from the coast to mid-elevations in the mountains.

Distribution

Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington, but also occurring from southeastern Washington; British Columbia to California, also in northeastern Oregon and adjacent Idaho.

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Origin

Native

Conservation status

Not of concern

Sibling taxa

D. cucullaria, D. uniflora

Subordinate taxa

D. formosa ssp. formosa

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