Dicentra chrysantha Calflora

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Taxon Report

Dicentra chrysantha (Hook. & Arn.) Walp.

(not an active name)

Ear drops, Golden eardrops

Dicentra chrysantha is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Ehrendorferia chrysantha


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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.

Habitat: disturbed, slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

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JEF + PLANTS	Ehrendorferia chrysantha

Information about Dicentra chrysantha from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (EHCH) 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: 04/02/2025).