Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
                    
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left Dutchman's Breeches Photograph right
 
2019 Photograph, Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria, Poppy Family, Papaveraceae), Carder Rock, Potomac, Maryland, © 2020.
This early Spring-blooming wildflower is named for the whimsical appearance of its flowers which resemble old Dutch pantaloons hung out to dry.
These flowers are in varying stages of growing and opening.
Jian Zhe Li

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