Lamprocapnos Endl.
Bleeding heart
Lamprocapnos and Dicentra are genera with similar-appearing flowers that are heart-shaped or have some other bilateral symmetry. Originally both groups were considered members of Dicentra. More recently, members of the Dicentra genus are those that contain all their leaves in a basal rosette; flowers appear on leafless stalks. Members of Lamprocapnos also contain leaves on the stems. Other related genera, all previously classified as Dicentra, include Dactylicapnos (climbing dicentra), Ichtyoselmis, (large-flowered dicentra), and Ehrendorferia (eardrops). The first two of these do not occur in North America; the last is found in some areas of California and the Baja California peninsula.
By the far most important member is Lamprocapnos spectabilis, or common bleeding heart.
Online References:
(Lamprocapnos) · 5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) 
Species not yet identified 
Bleeding hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · 5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae | Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others |
| Order | Papaverales | A group that includes buttercups and other poisonous plants |
| Family | Fumariaceae | Fumitory, fumewort, or bleeding-heart family |
| Genus | Lamprocapnos | From Greek lampros, “shining,” and Latin capno, “head” |
Lamprocapnos description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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