''Dicentra nevadensis'', the Sierra bleeding heart or Tulare County bleeding heart, is a
perennial plant
endemic to gravelly outcroppings in the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
peaks of
Tulare and
Fresno Counties in
California.
[
It has previously been treated as a subspecies of '' Dicentra formosa'' (Pacific bleeding heart).][ The plant is found at elevations of .][
]
Description
''Dicentra nevadensis'' leaves are finely divided and sprout from the base of the plant.[
Flowers are heart-shaped, dull white, pink, or yellow-brown, hanging in ]raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
s on bare stems above the leaves. When dried, the flowers turn black. Flowers bloom June to August.[
]
References
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nevadensis
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Alpine flora
Flora without expected TNC conservation status