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Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp.

bleeding heart (Papaveraceae)

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Dicentra formosa is a garden plant with heart-shaped flowers with spurs on 2 petals, native to western North America, from central California to southern British Columbia.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 bleeding heart / Dicentra formosa: _Dicentra formosa_ is a garden plant with heart-shaped flowers with spurs on 2 petals, native to western North America, from central California to southern British Columbia.

Unlike Lamprocapnos spectabilis, Dicentra formosa has leafless stems.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 bleeding heart / Dicentra formosa: Unlike _Lamprocapnos spectabilis_, _Dicentra formosa_ has leafless stems.

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