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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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