Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp.

Pacific bleeding heart (en), Dicentre magnifique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Dicentra

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.25-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-5
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anthelmintic (root), Toothache (root), Unspecified (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Dicentra formosa habit picture by Kate.Elliott KElliott (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Dicentra formosa leaf picture by Ronald Vice (cc-by-sa)
Dicentra formosa leaf picture by Richard James (cc-by-sa)
Dicentra formosa leaf picture by Kate.Elliott KElliott (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dicentra formosa flower picture by Martin Rijpstra (cc-by-sa)
Dicentra formosa flower picture by J.R. B. (cc-by-sa)
Dicentra formosa flower picture by Yuriko Fujinaga (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dicentra formosa world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672641-1
WFO ID wfo-0000644965
COL ID 35J88
BDTFX ID 47891
INPN ID 94906
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bicuculla formosa Dicentra saccata Fumaria formosa Capnorchis formosa Corydalis biaurita Diclytra formosa Dielytra saccata Eucapnos formosus Fumaria biaurita Dielytra formosa Dielytra saccata Fumaria formosa Corydalis formosa Bikukulla formosa Dicentra formosa var. breviflora Corydalis formosa Dielytra formosa Dicentra formosa var. formosa Dicentra formosa subsp. formosa Dicentra formosa

Lower taxons

Dicentra formosa subsp. oregona