Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.

Dutchman's Breeches

Synonyms: Bicuculla cucullaria, Capnorchis cucullaria, Dicentra occidentalis, Fumaria cucullaria

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Papaveraceae

Genus: Dicentra

Species: Dicentra cucullaria

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Dicentra cucullaria