Dutchman's Breeches

the common name of a wild herb belonging to the poppy family. It is related to the familiar bleeding heart of gardens, and to the wild squirrel corn. It grows in rich woods from Nova Scotia to North Dakota, and southward to the latitude of North Carolina. The stem and flower scape rise from a cluster of grain-like tubers crowded together in a scaly bulb. They are gorged with sap. The white, nodding flowers appear early in spring. The corolla is heartshaped, having two baggy spurs, suggesting the common name, though Turk's Trousers would have been quite as appropriate.