Biology 130
Dicentra cucullaria;
dutchman's-breeches [Papaveraceae]
Small
perennial herb with a raceme of dangling white flowers borne slightly
above the foliage.
Common name aptly describes the shape
of the individual flowers.
Leaves basal, on long petioles,
grayish- or yellowish-green and finely dissected.
Occurs in rich woodlands, flowering in
spring.
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