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Sanguinaria canadensis
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, once used by Indians as a dye for baskets, clothing, and war paint, as well as for insect repellent
Native Distribution: E. Que. to Man., s. to FL, AL & TX Native Habitat: Rich, deciduous, upland & floodplain woods
Spotted in Tray Mountain Wilderness - Tray Mountain, GA
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