Dicentra

Dicentra
Dicentra cucullaria (type species)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Subfamily: Fumarioideae
Tribe: Fumarieae
Subtribe: Corydalinae
Genus: Dicentra
Bernh.
Species

8 (see below)

Synonyms
  • Diclytra Borkh. nom. rej.
  • Dielytra, orthographic variant of Diclytra

Possible synonyms:

Dicentra (Greek dís "twice", kéntron "spur"), known as bleeding-hearts, is a genus of eight species of herbaceous plants with oddly shaped flowers and finely divided leaves, native to eastern Asia and North America.

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