Taxon Report

Dicentra nevadensis Eastw.

Tulare County bleeding heart

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© 2016 Debra L Cook

Classification


Scientific Name:	Dicentra nevadensis Eastw.
Common Name:	Tulare County bleeding heart
Family:	Papaveraceae
Element Code:	PDFUM04060
USDA Plants Symbol:	DINE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug(Oct)	Jun-Aug(Oct)
Elevation:	2200-3050 (7220-10005)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4?
State Rank:	S4?
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Mono (MNO), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camp Nelson (3611825), General Grant Grove (3611868), Giant Forest (3611857), Lodgepole (3611856), Mineral King (3611845), Moses Mtn. (3611836), Mt. Silliman (3611866), Muir Grove (3611867), Pickel Meadow (3811935), Quinn Peak (3611835), Rough Spur (3611888), Silver City (3611846), Sphinx Lakes (3611865), Triple Divide Peak (3611855)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Possibly threatened by trampling. Can be confused with D. formosa. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences IV 20:143 (1931) for original description, and Brittonia 13:1-57 (1961) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 7 January 2025].