Bloodroot
| Scientific Name: | Sanguinaria canadensis |
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NOTES: Spring ephemeral. Seeds have fatty appendages (elaiosomes) which attract ants that disperse seeds.
| Scientific Name: | Sanguinaria canadensis |
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| Genus species: | Sanguinaria canadensis | ||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Bloodroot | ||||||||||
| Family Name: | Papaveraceae 
Annual, biennial, or perennial herbs, typically with colored or milky sap containing toxic alkaloids; leaves alternate or basal, often lobed or dissected; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruits a capsule dehiscent by valves or pores. | ||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | ||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | ||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | ||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | ||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | ||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming. | |||||||||||
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