Papaveraceae
Shorthorn steer's-head
Dicentra pauciflora
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Dicentra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shorthorn steer's-head
Synonyms
- Bicuculla pauciflora (S.Watson) Howell
- Bikukulla pauciflora (S.Watson) Coville
- Capnorchis pauciflora (S.Watson) Greene
- Diclytra pauciflora (S.Watson) Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.