Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa

Pacific bleeding heart

Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~90 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Dicentra formosa
Genus:	Dicentra
Family:	Papaveraceae (Fumariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the leaf or underground parts of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Dicentra formosa var. brevifolia
PLANTS	Dicentra formosa var. brevipes

Information about Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (DIFOF) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).