Dicentra is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to Asia and North America. The common name Bleeding heart is used for many of the species. This name comes from the appearance of the pink flower, which resembles the shape of a heart with a drop of blood descending.

Species

• Dicentra burmanica K.R.Stern
• Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp. - Squirrel-corn
• Dicentra chrysantha (Hook. & Arn.) Walp. - Golden Ear-drops
• Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. - Dutchman's-breeches
• Dicentra eximia (Ker-Gawl.) Torr. - Wild Bleedinghearts, Fringed Bleeding Heart
• Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. - Western or Pacific Bleeding Heart
  • Dicentra formosa subsp. formosa
  • Dicentra formosa subsp. oregona
• Dicentra lachenaliaeflora Ledeb.
• Dicentra lichiangensis Fedde
• Dicentra macrocapnos D.Prain
• Dicentra nevadensis Eastw. - Sierran Bleedinghearts
• Dicentra ochroleuca Engelm.
• Dicentra oregona Eastw.
• Dicentra pauciflora S. Wats. - Short-horn Steer's-head
• Dicentra paucinervia K.R.Stern
• Dicentra peregrina (Rudolphi) Makino
• Dicentra pusilla Siebold & Zucc.
• Dicentra roylei Hook.f. & Thomson
• Dicentra scandens Walp.
• Dicentra schneideri Fedde
• Dicentra spectabilis (L.) Lem. - Bleeding Heart
• Dicentra thalictrifolia Hook.f. & Thomson
• Dicentra torulosa Hook.f. & Thomson
• Dicentra uniflora Kellogg - Long-horn Steer's-head
• Dicentra ventii Khanh
• Dicentra wolfdietheri Fedde

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