*Dicentra formosa (Haworth) Walpers ssp. formosa . Western Bleeding-heart. Hab: Suburban gardens. Dist: Native of w. North America. Native from s. BC south to c. CA, is frequently cultivated and resembles our native D. eximia.
Origin/Endemic status: W. North America
Other Comments: A variety of cultivars, some apparently derived from hybrids between the two subspecies, make identification uncertain in some cases. {rejected as a component of our flora}
Synonymy: = FNA3, K3, K4, NE, Stern (1961); = n/a – C
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
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