Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp. is a plant in the Papaveraceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp.
Dicentra canadensis, or squirrel corn, is a fragrant spring ephemeral native to eastern North American deciduous woodlands.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Squirrel corn, scientifically named Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp., has small yellow clustered bulblets that look roughly like corn kernels, finely dissected leaves, and fragrant white heart-shaped flowers. It is a spring ephemeral plant: it produces leaves and flowers in spring, then goes dormant during summer. It is native to deciduous woodlands in eastern North America, and can also be found growing among rock outcrops near mountains.
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Papaver somniferum L.
Papaver umbonatum Boiss.
Argemone pleiacantha Greene
Fumaria muralis Koch
Romneya coulteri Harv.
Eschscholzia ramosa (Greene) Greene
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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