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Learn more about Squirrel Corn from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Dicentra canadensis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dicentra canadensis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-02-002:
Dicentra canadensis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Bicuculla canadensis
COMMON NAME:
Squirrel Corn
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_bica4_001_lvd
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Harry Davis hld456_crw_0634
April NC-TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Similar to D. cucullaria, except that the spurs are rounded, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
COMPARE
flowers of Dicentra species
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JK Marlow jkm080420_090
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm080420_116
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm140417_053
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Yellow pea-shaped bulblets [vs. D. cucullaria's white or pink & tear-shaped, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm140417_078
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm140418_357
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leaves finely divided, somewhat bluish-green, usually with a whitish bloom, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm190427_7878
April Jackson County SC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm190427_7879
April Jackson County SC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm210401_9089
April Polk County NC
Squirrel Corn on left; Dutchman's Britches (D. cucullaria) on right.
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Keith Bradley kab_d_canadensis_1602
April Haywood County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_d_canadensis_1965
April Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcanadensis_gsmnp3
April NC-TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Flowers borne in a raceme on a nearly vertical stalk well above leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow s080420_a
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Typically one long-stalked basal leaf per flowering stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
leaves of Dicentra species
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JK Marlow jkm160503_154
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Capsules ovoid, attenuate at both ends, per Flora of North America.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcanadensis_rm2
May NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcanadensis_rm5
May NC-TN
The Roan Highlands