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Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)• Family: Fumitory (Fumariaceae) • Habitat: rich woods • Height: 4-12 inches • Flower size: 3/4 inch long • Flower color: white • Flowering time: April to May • Origin: native

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 - Report by

May 9, 2007: We took the Ward Lake Road off the Caribou Trail a bit over a mile. There is an area in a maple woods that you can see Dutchman's-breeches and Spring Beauty "as far as the eye can see". They were just beginning to bloom. Spring is so exciting, the leaves on the trees are just starting, the Red Maples are blooming. The day was beautiful except for the terrible Ham Lake Fire that continues doing horrendous damage near Sea Gull lake. Let's not think of that now!

Honeymoon Trail > Sawbill Trail > 600 road - where we were surprised to see Bloodroot - we hadn't seen it there before - then to Two Island Road where we had seen Bloodroot before & there it was - in many places. Farther down there were some Yellow Trout Lilies and we had to stop the car and walk - the golden flowers are small and scattered and are hard to see - but we found them blooming along with yellow - blue - and white violets.

Lunch at Grandview Park - a long and wonderful day

It should be a good time to go to Oberg Mountain and see the Dutchman's-breeches and Spring Beauty - there are many of them there.

 

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