Unlike the closely related Dicentra canadensis (squirrel corn), the flowers lack fragrance. They are produced in early spring in racemes of 3 to 14 flowers on peduncles (flower stalks) 12–25 cm ( 4 + 3⁄ 4– 9 + 3⁄ 4 in) long. The flowers are usually white, rarely suffused with pink, 1–2 cm ( 1⁄ 2– 3⁄ 4 in) long. They are trifoliate, with finely divided leaflets. The rootstock is a cluster of small pink to white teardrop-shaped bulblets (more precisely, miniature tubers). The common name Dutchman's breeches derives from their white flowers that look like white breeches. Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's britches, or Dutchman's breeches, is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to rich woods of eastern North America, with a disjunct population in the Columbia Basin.
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