Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
                    
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left Dutchman's Breeches Photograph right
 
2005 Photograph, Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria, Poppy Family, Papaveraceae), Carder Rock, Potomac, Maryland, © 2020.
This early Spring plant is named for the whimsical appearance of its flowers which resemble old Dutch pantaloons hung out to dry.
Jian Zhe Li

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