PLANTS Profile for Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa (Pacific bleeding heart)

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Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa
Pacific bleeding heart

Symbol:

DIFOF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fumariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Shasta Co., Gilman Road. May 1, 2008. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa

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Synonyms:
Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa

	DIFOB	Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. var. brevifolia L.F. Hend.
	DIFOB2	Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. var. brevipes L.F. Hend.

Distribution:
Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa


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USA (CA, MA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa

View 8 genera in Fumariaceae, 7 species in Dicentra, 2 subspecies in Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp.

Classification:
Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Papaverales
Family	Fumariaceae – Fumitory family
Genus	Dicentra Bernh. – bleeding heart
Species	Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. – Pacific bleeding heart
Subspecies	Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa – Pacific bleeding heart

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa

Dicentra formosa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18948.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 01:16 PM CDT