Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp.
Dutchman’s breeches, squirrel corn
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4/30/2013 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) 
5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts 
5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts 
5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts 
4/30/2013 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 13 × 9″ (33 × 22 cm) 
4/30/2013 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (26 × 17 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae | Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others |
| Order | Papaverales | A group that includes buttercups and other poisonous plants |
| Family | Fumariaceae | Fumitory, fumewort, or bleeding-heart family |
| Genus | Dicentra | From the Greek dis, “twice,” and centron, “spur,” meaning “twice-spurred,” in reference to the flower shape |
| Species | canadensis | “Of or referring to Canada” |
Dicentra canadensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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