Dicentra eximia

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Ranunculales
Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Fumarioideae
Tribus: Fumarieae
Genus: Dicentra
Species: Dicentra eximia

Name

Dicentra eximia (Ker Gawl.) Torr., Fl. New York 1: 46. 1843.

Synonyms

Basionym

* Fumaria eximia Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 1: pl. 50. 1815.

Homotypic

* Bicuculla eximia (Ker Gawl.) Millsp. Fl. W. Va. 327. 1892.
* Bikukulla eximia (Ker Gawl.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 1920, 6. 14. 1921.
* Capnorchis eximia (Ker Gawl.) Planch., Fl. des Serres Ser. 1, 8. 193. 1852-53.
* Capnorchis eximia (Ker Gawl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 15. 1891.
* Corydalis eximia (Ker Gawl.) Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 218. 1822.
* Diclytra eximia (Ker Gawl.) DC., Syst. Nat. (de Candolle) 2: 109. 1821.
* Dielytra eximia (Ker Gawl.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 140. 1831.
* Dielytra eximia (Ker Gawl.) Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1. 35.
* Eucapnos eximius (Ker Gawl.) Bernh., Linnaea 8: 468. 1833.

Heterotypic

* Diclytra formosa Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina (Elliott) 2: 177. 1822, nom. illeg. non DC. (1821).
* Fumaria formosa Poir., Encycl. Suppl. 6: 684. 1817.

References

* Flora of the State of New York 1:46. 1843
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

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Dicentra eximia (Wild Bleeding-heart) is a flowering plant in the family Fumariaceae, native to North America. It occurs mainly in the southeastern half of the continent, from Pennsylvania south to Georgia. It typically grows in rocky woods and ledges, and has a rose pink - purple bloom with a mass of greyish-green, fern-like foliage.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant, reaching a height of 1-1.5 ft.

References

* Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 71, ISBN 978-1-55105428-5