Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches)

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Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.

Dutchman’s breeches

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Papaverales	A group that includes buttercups and other poisonous plants
Family	Fumariaceae	Fumitory, fumewort, or bleeding-heart family
Genus	Dicentra	From the Greek dis, “twice,” and centron, “spur,” meaning “twice-spurred,” in reference to the flower shape
Species	cucullaria	Hood-like

About plant names...

Dutchman's breeches, so-called because of the flowers’ resemblance to white Dutchman’s breeches, are related to bleeding hearts.

Identification: Plants are 7-20" (17-50 cm) high. Flowers are white, shaped like Dutchman's breeches, up to 1" (2.5 cm) long, hanging down from flower stalks up to 10" (25 cm) long. Leaves are 5-20" (12-50 cm) long, arranged in groups of three, finely divided, at the ends of long stems. See Lamprocapnos for a comparison table.

Online References:

Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

Missouriplants.com

Wikipedia

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Wildflowers of the United States

in Paghat's Garden

CalPhotos

The Oregon Flora Image Project

EFloras

Bicuculla cucullaria (L.) Millsp.

Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. var. occidentalis (Rydb.) M. Peck