Dicentra nevadensis, the Sierra bleeding heart or Tulare County bleeding heart, is a perennial plant endemic to gravelly outcroppings in the Sierra Nevada peaks of Tulare and Fresno Counties in California.[1][2]

Dicentra nevadensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Dicentra
Species:
D. nevadensis
Binomial name
Dicentra nevadensis

It has previously been treated as a subspecies of Dicentra formosa (Pacific bleeding heart).[2][3] The plant is found at elevations of 2,100–3,300 metres (6,900–10,800 ft).[2]

Description

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Dicentra nevadensis leaves are finely divided and sprout from the base of the plant.[1]

Flowers are heart-shaped, dull white, pink, or yellow-brown, hanging in racemes on bare stems above the leaves. When dried, the flowers turn black. Flowers bloom June to August.[4]

Seeds are borne in a capsule one to two centimeters long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jepson Manual Treatment: Dicentra nevadensis. Accessed 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Flora of North America Profilemap. Accessed 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Dicentra nevadensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-03-05.