Bloodroot Wildflowers In The Sun - Sanguinaria Canadensis

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Bloodroot Wildflowers In The Sun - Sanguinaria Canadensis

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Carol Senske

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These dainty wildflowers are some of the earliest to appear in springtime. They offer a bright spot of white against the brown leaves on the forest floor.

These dainty wildflowers are some of the earliest to appear in springtime. They offer a bright spot of white against the brown leaves on the forest floor.

I'm copying this info from the website linked below the text. My thanks to "Wildflowers of the United States". I often visit to get information.

"Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot, Red Indian Paint, Red Puccoon. Sanguinaria is a monotypic genus - Bloodroot is the only species in it. It is one of about 60 - 65 species in the Poppy family (Papaveraceae) in North America. It is found only in North America. It is most closely related to Eomecon chionantha, a plant native to China which has the common name of Snow Poppy or Dawn Poppy.

Sanguinaria canadensis (syn. Sanguinaria australis) is a beautiful, white, early spring wildflower. Bloodroot gets its name from the red juice of the root, caused by the compound sanguinarine. While sanguinarine has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal characteristics, it can be toxic, so do not ingest it.

http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Sanguinaria%20canadensis

Lorilee also provided me with a link I'm passing on:

https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/bloodroot

This picture was taken in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, USA, on April 10, 2017, with a Canon T4i paired with a Tamron 90mm macro lens.

This picture was taken in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, USA, on April 10, 2017, with a Canon T4i paired with a Tamron 90mm macro lens.

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