Calflora
Taxon  Report   2711    
Dicentra formosa  (Haw.) Walp.
Pacific bleeding heart,   Pacific bleedinghearts
Dicentra formosa, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Papaveraceae  
Genus: Dicentra
Subspecies and Varieties:

Toxicity: DERMATITIS Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Northern Oak Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
More information about  Dicentra formosa

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/21/2021).