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Sanguinaria canadensis

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33.7637, -83.4466

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Description:

Plant with one leaf and one flower. Flower white; has 8-16 petals; may have up to twice the number of stamen as petals; overy is superior and is clearly visible above the petals. Flower blooms before leaf is fully developed; leaf is usually folded around the flower stem.
Leaf develops quite quickly and is broadly circular with palmate lobes.
The seed capsule is fusiform.

Habitat:

Growing in leaf litter on a ridge in a predominantly deciduous woods.

Reference Links:

NameThatPlant.net: Sanguinaria canadensis

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PublishedMarch 12, 2017

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