Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
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Native
Family:
Fumariaceae (Fumatory)
Height: 0.25 to 1 ft.
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 4/19/2003
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Dutchman's Breeches may be
easily confused with:
- Squirrel Corn
Flowers of dutchman's breeces flare outward in two conspicuous lobes at the top, looking basically like a pair of pants turned upside down. Squirrel corn flowers are have smaller, rounder lobes, for a more heart-shaped flower.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
