Bloodroot, Sanguinaria
canadensis
Papaveraceae or Poppy Family
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One of the earliest
spring flowers in Wildwood. Bears a single leaf and a single
flower. Flower bud emerges with leaf wrapped around it.
White flowers with many petals. Leave with three lobes and
strongly raised veins. Fruit a sausage-shaped capsule (lower left
in picture at right).
Very common in woods on west slope of park; occasional on east slope. The early blooming, radiant white flowers with the leaves around the stem like a shawl is distinctive and unlikely to be confused with anything else. Once the flowers are gone, the plant is less conspicuous, but the leaf shape is distinctive. |
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