wildflower
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
ToxicDo not eatcommon
Early white flower; orange-red sap. Sap is caustic — not a folk cure to play with.
A single white flower with many petals rises wrapped in one lobed leaf. Broken roots bleed orange-red sap.
- Habitat
- Rich woods, often on limestone slopes.
- Season
- March–April.
- Size
- 6–10 in
- Field marks
- One leaf wrapping one white flower; red sap