Dicentra
See also: dicentra
Translingual
Dicentra cucullaria
the former Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “double”) and Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “goad, spur”).
Proper noun
Dicentra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae.
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fumariaceae – about a dozen species of perennial herbs with glaucous dissected leaves and a heart-shaped or two-spurred corolla, including Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Papaveraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Papaveraceae - family; Fumarioideae - subfamily; Fumarieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Papaveraceae): Dicentra cucullaria - type species; Dicentra canadensis, Dicentra eximia, Dicentra formosa, Dicentra nevadensis, Dicentra pauciflora, Dicentra peregrina, Dicentra uniflora - other species
- (archaic genus circumscription): Above species plus those shown at
Dicentra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dactylicapnos, Ehrendorferia, Ichtyoselmis, Lamprocapnos - genera formerly treated as subgenera of Dicentra
References
- Dicentra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dicentra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dicentra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dicentra at USDA Plants database
- Dicentra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Dicentra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Papaveraceae at APWeb
- Dicentra at Plants of the World Online
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