Bloodroot

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Poppy Family -- Papavaraceae

This relatively short plant (6 to 10 inches tall) flowers in early spring. The upright, multilobed (generally 5 to 9 lobes), pale green basal leaf tends to curl around the flower stalk. Flowers are white, about 1 to 1.5 inches wide, and have 8 to 10 separate petals, many stamens and a single pistil. (Photographed at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden -  April 24th)

This relatively short plant (6 to 10 inches tall) flowers in early spring.

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