Squirrel Corn
Scientific Name:Dicentra canadensis


NOTES: Spring ephemeral. Seeds have fatty appendages (elaiosomes) which attract ants that disperse seeds. Underground corms resemble corn kernels, hence the common name.

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Squirrel Corn
Genus species: Dicentra canadensis
Common Name: Squirrel Corn
Family Name: Fumariaceae  
Annual, biennial, or perennial herbs; leaves alternate, highly dissected; flowers bisexual, highly irregular with at least one petal spurred or saccate at base, in racemes or panicles; fruit a capsule; all species should be considered poisonous.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
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