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Bleeding heart (plant)

Bleeding heart
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliophytina
Order:Magnoliopsida
Family:Fumariaceae
Genus:Dicentra
Species
Dicentra formosa (Pacific bleeding heart)

Bleeding heart is the common name of several flowering plants, primarily of the genus Dicentra. The name comes from the appearance of the pink flower, which resembles the shape of a heart with a drop of blood descending.



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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