Papaveraceae
Squirrel corn
Dicentra canadensis
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Dicentra
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Dicentra canadensisPapaveraceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- ذرة السناجيب
- Chinese
- 加拿大荷包牡丹, 加拿大马裤花
- English
- Squirrel corn
Synonyms
- Bicuculla canadensis (Goldie) Millsp.
- Bikukulla canadensis (Walp.) Druce
- Capnorchis canadensis (Goldie) Kuntze
- Corydalis canadensis Goldb.
- Diclytra canadensis (Goldie) DC.
- Diclytra canadensis G.Don
- Dielytra canadensis (Goldie) G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.