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Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.

Dutchman’s breeches

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassMagnoliidaeIncludes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
OrderPapaveralesA group that includes buttercups and other poisonous plants
FamilyFumariaceaeFumitory, fumewort, or bleeding-heart family
GenusDicentraFrom the Greek dis, “twice,” and centron, “spur,” meaning “twice-spurred,” in reference to the flower shape
SpeciescucullariaHood-like

About plant names...

Dutchman's breeches, so-called because of the flowers’ resemblance to white Dutchman’s breeches, are related to bleeding hearts.

Identification: Plants are 7-20″ (17-50 cm) high. Flowers are white, shaped like Dutchman's breeches, up to 1″ (2.5 cm) long, hanging down from flower stalks up to 10″ (25 cm) long. Leaves are 5-20″ (12-50 cm) long, arranged in groups of three, finely divided, at the ends of long stems. See Lamprocapnos for a comparison table.

Online References:

Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

Missouriplants.com

Wikipedia

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Wildflowers of the United States

in Paghat's Garden

CalPhotos

The Oregon Flora Image Project

EFloras

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Dicentra occidentalis (Rydb.) Fedde

 

Dicentra cucullaria description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches)

5/7/2007 · Falmouth, Maine · By Constance B. Kent

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