Dicentra
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| Dicentra | |
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| Dicentra cucullaria (type species) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Fumarioideae |
| Tribe: | Fumarieae |
| Subtribe: | Corydalinae |
| Genus: | Dicentra Bernh. |
| Species | |
8 (see below)
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| Synonyms | |
Diclytra Borkh. nom. rej.[1]
Dielytra = orthographic variant ofDiclytra[1] Possible synonyms:[2]Lamprocapnos Endl. Ehrendorferia Fukuhara & Lidén Ichtyoselmis Lidén & Fukuhara | |
Dicentra (bleeding-heart; Greek dís "twice", kéntron "spur")[3] is a genus of eight species of herbaceous plants with oddly shaped flowers and finely divided leaves, native to eastern Asia and North America.