Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Dicentra uniflora Kellogg |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 141 (1871) |
Native Range | sw. British Columbia to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-3300m |
Description | grey-green, leaves long petiolate, blades palmately ternate, segments bipinnatipartite, ultimate pinnae oblanceolate, flowers solitary, inner petals apically purple |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. over 1 year, 13-16°C division when dormant |
Synonyms | Bicuculla uniflora (Kellogg) Howell Capnorchis uniflora (Kellogg) Kuntze Corniveum uniflorum (Kellogg) Nieuwl. Diclytra uniflora (Kellogg) Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |