Sanguinaria canadensis

bloodroot

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Papaveraceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 0.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

White

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Shade

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

March - May

Fall Color

Habitat

rich woods, open roadside banks

Notes

showy flowers, but blooms fleetingly; herbal uses

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Resources

The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
Piedmont
Coastal Plain