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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.  [049]

   

 

 

 

 

 

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