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Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
34.76, -83.71
Field Notes
Description:
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.
Habitat:
Native Distribution: E. Que. to Man., s. to FL, AL & TX Native Habitat: Rich, deciduous, upland & floodplain woods
Notes:
Spotted at Anna Ruby Falls in Helen, GA
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 26, 2014
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