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Dicentra cucullaria

(L.) Bernh.

Dutchman's Breeches

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138289

Element CodePDFUM04030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPapaverales

FamilyPapaveraceae

GenusDicentra

Synonyms

Bicuculla cucullaria(L.) Millsp.Fumaria cucullariaL.

Other Common Names

Dicentre à capuchon (FR) Dutchman's breeches (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1983-10-11

Threat Impact Comments

Somewhat threatened by forest management practices; lack of disturbance resulting in succession also adversely affects this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	S1	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S4	Yes
Oklahoma	S2	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S1	Yes
Indiana	S5	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNA	No
New York	S5	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S3	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S5	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Delaware	S3	Yes
South Carolina	S1	Yes
Alabama	S2	Yes
West Virginia	S5	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S3	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (100)

Arkansas (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Brush Heap	Ouachita National Forest	4,205
Clifty Canyon	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	1,963
Dismal Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	9,160
Gee Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	7,957
Richland Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	571

Georgia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boggs Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	2,073
Cedar Mountain	Chattahoochee National Forest	1,083
Helton Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	2,348

Idaho (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	118,582
Secesh	Payette National Forest	248,088

Illinois (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bay Creek	Shawnee National Forest	120
Burden Falls	Shawnee National Forest	485

Kentucky (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wolfpen	Daniel Boone National Forest	2,835

Maine (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caribou - Speckled Ext	White Mountain National Forest	5,988

Missouri (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Irish Rare II Study Area	Mark Twain National Forest	1,226

New Hampshire (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Carr Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	17,110
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110
Jobildunk	White Mountain National Forest	3,660
Kilkenny	White Mountain National Forest	28,766
Mt. Wolf - Gordon Pond	White Mountain National Forest	11,846

North Carolina (14)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bald Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	11,085
Balsam Cone	Pisgah National Forest	10,591
Bearwallow	Pisgah National Forest	4,113
Big Indian (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	1,155
Cheoah Bald	Nantahala National Forest	7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	3,336
Craggy Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)	Pisgah National Forest	1,958
Jarrett Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,485
Laurel Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	5,683
Little Indian (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	640
Middle Prong Addition	Pisgah National Forest	1,852
Snowbird	Nantahala National Forest	8,489
Yellowhammer Branch (add.)	Nantahala National Forest	1,255

Oregon (19)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder Park	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	12,141
Buckhorn	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	17,180
Eagle	Mt. Hood National Forest	16,841
Hellhole	Umatilla National Forest	65,679
Hellhole	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	487
Homestead	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	5,817
Imnaha Face	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	29,575
Jaussaud Corral	Umatilla National Forest	5,535
Larch	Mt. Hood National Forest	12,961
Little Eagle Meadows	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	6,984
Mountain Sheep	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	19,457
Mt. Emily	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	8,421
North Mount Emily	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	752
North Mt. Emily	Umatilla National Forest	4,416
Snake River	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	31,229
Twin Lakes	Mt. Hood National Forest	6,055
Upper Catherine Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	6,446
W - T Three	Umatilla National Forest	1,705
Walla Walla River	Umatilla National Forest	34,416

Tennessee (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bald Mountain	Cherokee National Forest	11,743
Beaver Dam Creek	Cherokee National Forest	5,070
Brushy Ridge	Cherokee National Forest	7,469
Rogers Ridge	Cherokee National Forest	4,738
Sampson Mountain Addition	Cherokee National Forest	3,064
Sycamore Creek	Cherokee National Forest	6,984

Vermont (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Devil's Den 09083	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	9,169
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

Virginia (17)

Area	Forest	Acres
Adams Peak	George Washington National Forest	7,135
Bear Creek	Jefferson National Forest	18,274
Beards Mountain	George Washington National Forest	7,505
Beaver Dam Creek	Jefferson National Forest	1,135
Dolly Ann	George Washington National Forest	7,855
Garden Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	3,960
Gum Run	George Washington National Forest	12,620
Hunting Camp Little Wolf Creek	Jefferson National Forest	8,953
James River Addition	Jefferson National Forest	1,140
Jerkemtight	George Washington National Forest	16,687
Kelley Mountain	George Washington National Forest	7,590
Mt. Pleasant	George Washington National Forest	8,933
Northern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	9,444
Seng Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	6,428
Southern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	11,985
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737
Three Ridges	George Washington National Forest	4,745

Washington (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Lava Bed	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	19,043
Meadow Creek	Umatilla National Forest	4,882
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)	Umatilla National Forest	16,747
Spangler	Umatilla National Forest	5,936

West Virginia (12)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cheat Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,191
Cranberry Addition	Monongahela National Forest	11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area	Monongahela National Forest	785
Dolly Sods Roaring Plain	Monongahela National Forest	13,392
Dry Fork	Monongahela National Forest	657
East Fork Of Greenbrier	Monongahela National Forest	7,167
Falls Of Hills Creek	Monongahela National Forest	6,925
Glady Fork	Monongahela National Forest	3,239
Little Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,172
Mcgowan Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	10,504
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287
Tea Creek Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,295

Wisconsin (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002
09159 - Thornapple	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	9,744
09177 - Le Roy Creek	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	8,138
09180 - Perch Lake	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	2,390
09182 - Pentoga Road	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	5,008

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.