Lamprocapnos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Tribe: | Fumarieae |
Subtribe: | Corydalinae |
Genus: | Lamprocapnos Endl. |
Species: | L. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Lamprocapnos spectabilis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Dicentra spectabilis (L.) Lem. |
Lamprocapnos spectabilis, bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart,[2] is a species of flowering plant belonging to the fumitory subfamily (Fumarioideae) of the poppy family Papaveraceae, and is native to Siberia, northern China, Korea, and Japan.[3] It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced under its old name Dicentra spectabilis (now listed as a synonym), not to be confused with the North American native bleeding heart plants also classified under Dicentra.[4] It is valued in gardens and in floristry for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers, borne in spring.[5][6]
Other common names include lyre flower, heart flower, and lady-in-a-bath.[7]