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PACIFIC BLEEDING HEART

Class: Dicentra formosa
Family: FUMITORY FAMILY
Sub Family: Fumariaceae
Year: Perennial
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Colour: Pinkish-purple
Height: 15-45 cm (6-18")
Each Flower: 2 cm (3/4") long, heart-shaped; 4 petals, in 2 pairs, outer 2 with pouch at broad base, narrow at the tip where they are pinched together, joined and out-turned, inner 2 smaller with wavy crest; flower has flattened appearance; 6 stamens in 2 sets; slender style terminating in 2-lobed stigma; 2 scale-like sepals that drop off
Leaves: On long basal stalks 22-50 cm (9-20"), divided into 3 branches with fern-like leaf blades
Stems: Smooth
Blooming Period: May - August
Habitat: Moist, shady woods from low to moderate elevations
Note:

May cause dermatitis