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Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Description:

The single bloodroot leaf and flower each rise on a separate stem, and at first the leaf completely enwraps the flower bud. The clear, white, many-petaled blossom may open before the leaf has completely unwrapped, rising slightly above the leaf to a height of 6-10 in. Leaves, which are large, round and deeply cleft, eventually reach a height of 12-14 in. On a smooth stalk a solitary white flower, with a golden-orange center, grows beside a lobed basal leaf that often curls around the stalk. Roots and stem with acrid red-orange juice.

Habitat:

Native Distribution: E. Que. to Man., s. to FL, AL & TX Native Habitat: Rich, deciduous, upland & floodplain woods

Notes:

Spotted along Vineyard Mountain Eagle Scout Trail at the Riverside Day Use Park.

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Emerson, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Mar 30, 2014
Submitted on May 22, 2014

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