Dicentra uniflora
Steer's Head
Family: Fumariaceae (Fumitory family)
Photo taken at Anderson Canyon; rocky wooded hillside
Flowers:
solitary and terminal; corolla white to pinkish, cordate at base; outer petals widely spreading and slightly recurved, inner petals generally purplish tipped and 12-15 mm
Leaves:
all basal; more or less ternately decompound
Plant:
perennial; 3-7 cm tall; scapose
Habitat:
well drained soil, foothills to subalpine slopes
Distribution of species:
in the Cascades, Washington to California, east to Idaho, Wyoming and Utah
Distribution of genus:
16 species: North America and Asia
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