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Dicentra formosa
Hairless, soft, perennial from slender, brittle rhizomes; flowering stems leafless, upright, 15-50cm tall. Leaves are all basal, numerous, long-stalked, fern-like, much divided into narrowly oblong ultimate segments. Flowers are pinkish-purple, heart-shaped at base, drooping; petals 4, outer 2 each with a short sac-like spur and spreading tip; 5-15 in clusters atop stem. Fruits are pod-like capsules.
Moist forest, ravines, streambanks; low to middle elevations; common.
Spotted on Jun 1, 2012
Submitted on Jun 1, 2012
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awesome,lana!