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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Fumariaceae
Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.
Dutchman's-breeches
Dicentra: from the Greek dis, "twice," and centron, "spur," meaning "twice-spurred," in reference to the flower shape
cucullaria: hood-like
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-12" tall forb; rhizomes covered with white, tear-shaped bulblets |
| Flower: | white to yellowish, 4-parted, 5/8" long, both petals spurred, spur heart-to-triangular shaped;  inflorescence a terminal cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms April-May |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaf: | all basal, often with 2 from the same spot, yellow-green, not smooth, several times pinnately-divided, long-stalked, widely-triangular in outline |
| Habitat: | deciduous woods, clearings; in rich soil |
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