Highroad Guide to the Virginia Mountains By Deane and Garvey Winegar

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Dutchman's Breeches

The sheltered gorge of Breaks Interstate Park has become home to this yellow-tipped, white spring flower Dicentra cucularia that suggests tiny pantaloons hung upside-down to dry. It has pale green, fernlike leaves and grows only 6 to 12 inches tall.

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Published (print): 1998, Published (Web): April 2001, Revised (Web): November 2002, ISBN: 1-56352-462-7

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