Name Bloodroot
Species Sanguinaria Canidensis
Family Poppy
When March – May
Height 6 – 12 inches
Where Found in rich woods

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Bloodroot Plant produces beautiful white flowers that are made up of long slender petals and has a bright yellow center to them. The leaves are a dark color of green, so the flowers stand out when in bloom.

The pale, lobed leaf embraces the stalk bearing the showy 8- to 10-petaled flower. Note the orange juice of the broken stem—bloodroot is often used to dye yarn and cloth.

Please do not pick these flowers.