Flora of North America species comparison

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Dicentra formosa subsp. oregana
Photo is of parent taxon

Oregon bleeding heart, Pacific bleeding heart
Leaf

blades distinctly glaucous on both surfaces.
Flowers

petals cream-colored, rarely pale yellow, rose-tipped.
2n

= 32.

Dicentra formosa subsp. oregana
Phenology Flowering early spring–early fall.
Habitat Open to shaded moist woods and clearings, in loam or gravelly soils
Elevation 500-2000 m (1600-6600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
Discussion

Subspecies oregana is known from Del Norte and Siskiyou counties in California and Curry and Josephine counties in Oregon.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Fumariaceae > Dicentra > Dicentra formosa
Sibling taxa
D. formosa subsp. formosa
Synonyms D. oregana
Name authority (Eastwood) Munz: Aliso 4: 91. (1958)
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