genus
Bleedinghearts
Dicentra
Field notes
Dicentra (Greek dís "twice", kéntron "spur"), known collectively as the bleeding-hearts, is a genus containing eight species of herbaceous flowering perennial plants with unique, "heart"-shaped flowers and finely divided foliage. The species are, primarily, native to North America, although several are found in temperate East Asia.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native bleedinghearts All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
caterpillars
1
flowers
47
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Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
caterpillars
1
flowers
14
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Longhorn Steer's-head
Dicentra uniflora
caterpillars
1
flowers
5
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Shorthorn Steer's Head
Dicentra pauciflora
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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Fringed Bleeding Heart
Dicentra eximia
flowers
14
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Squirrel Corn
Dicentra canadensis
flowers
10
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Sierra Bleeding Heart
Dicentra nevadensis