Lamprocapnos

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Lamprocapnos Endl.

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
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	Lamprocapnos	From Greek lampros, “shining,” and Latin capno, “head”

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Lamprocapnos and Dicentra are genera with similar-appearing flowers that are heart-shaped or have some other bilateral symmetry. Originally both groups were considered members of Dicentra. More recently, members of the Dicentra genus are those that contain all their leaves in a basal rosette; flowers appear on leafless stalks. Members of Lamprocapnos also contain leaves on the stems. Other related genera, all previously classified as Dicentra, include Dactylicapnos (climbing dicentra), Ichtyoselmis, (large-flowered dicentra), and Ehrendorferia (eardrops). The first two of these do not occur in North America; the last is found in some areas of California and the Baja California peninsula.

By the far most important member is Lamprocapnos spectabilis, or common bleeding heart.

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EFloras

(Lamprocapnos) · 5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) Species not yet identified

Bleeding hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · 5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts

Lamprocapnos description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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