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Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria		  
Family Fumitory  (Fumariaceae)
Bloom Spring
Habitat Moist deciduous woods
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 5-10"
Flower Flowers are appear as a collection of waxy inflated flowers that dangle from the stem like tiny pantaloons.  There are two spurs spreading and extending upward forming the legs of the breeches.  Flowers are yellow-tipped.
Leaf Leaves are finely divided, delicate, long-stalked and arise from the base of the plant.
Notes The flowers appear before the leaves come out on the trees.

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