Map courtesy of The Biota of North America Program. Leave comments on Dicentra canadensis at this link.ĭistribution of Dicentra canadensis in the United States and Canada: The plant has yellow underground corms shaped like corn kernels, providing the most commonly used common name of Squirrel Corn.ĬT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, GS It is protected as Threatened, Endangered, or Of Special Concern in Connecticut, Maine, Minnesota (due to habitat threat by invasive species), New Hampshire, and New Jersey. may occasionally be found wild in the east as a garden escapee, but those populations are unlikely to persist.)ĭicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn) is found in rich forest coves of eastern North America as far south as northern Georgia (in the mountains) and perhaps in South Carolina. Dicentra is a genus of about 20 species, of which 7 to 11 are found in North America, depending on which authorities you follow (and whether you include the highly cultivated, non-native Dicentra spectabilis species - which may now be classified as Lamprocapnos spectabilis.) Dicentra canadensis is one of 3 or 4 species found in the eastern United States ( Dicentra formosa - Pacific Bleeding Heart, native to the far western U.S. Squirrel Corn, Wild turkey-pea, Turkey Corn, Colicweed, Ghost Corn, Lyre Flower - Dicentra canadensisĭicentra canadensis - Squirrel Corn, Wild turkey-pea, Turkey Corn, Colicweed, Ghost Corn, Lyre Flower.
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