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Dicentra canadensis

Squirrel Corn

Names

Scientific name
Dicentra canadensis
Common name
Squirrel Corn

Measurements

Height
2 - 12 in
Spread
8 - 12 in
Spacing
12 in
Growth Rate
Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Sunlight
Partial Shade, Full Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Loam
Soil pH
Strongly acidic (5.1 - 5.5), Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Deciduous
Foliage color
Medium Green
Bloom time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Bloom color
White
Seasons of interest
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Propagation methods
Seeds, Division
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds

Toxicity

Toxic to humans
Yes
Toxic to dogs
Yes
Toxic to cats
Yes

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(Goldie) Walp.
Publication
Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 118 (1842)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
Tribe
Fumarieae
Genus
Dicentra

Synonyms

Bicuculla canadensis Bikukulla canadensis Corydalis canadensis Diclytra canadensis Dielytra canadensis Diclytra canadensis Capnorchis canadensis

References

Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel corn) | Native Plants of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=DICA, accessed November 9, 2024

Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/dicentra-canadensis/, accessed November 9, 2024

Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn): Minnesota Wildflowers, Minnesota Wildflowers, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/squirrel-corn, accessed November 9, 2024

Dicentra canadensis (squirrel-corn): Go Botany, Native Plant Trust, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/dicentra/canadensis/, accessed November 9, 2024

Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/dicentra-canadensis, accessed November 9, 2024

Dicentra canadensis : Squirrel Corn | Rare Species Guide, Minnesota DNR, https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PDFUM04010, accessed November 9, 2024

Squirrel Corn, Cornell Botanic Gardens, https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/plant/squirrel-corn/, accessed November 9, 2024

squirrel corn Dicentra canadensis from New England Wild Flower Society, Native Plant Trust, https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/plant/Dicentra-canadensis, accessed November 9, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024

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