Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
White flower with five petals blooming in early spring. Uses its leaf to protect stem and flower.
Common Names
| 🇨🇦 | Bloodroot |
| 🇫🇷 | Sanguinaire |
| 🇩🇪 | Kanadische Blutwurz |
| 🇲🇽 | Sanguinaria |
Taxonomy
| Order | Ranunculales |
| Family | Papaveraceae |
Flowers
| Color | white |
| Shape | stellate |
| Inflorescence | solitary |
Leaves
| Arrangement | basal |
| Petiole | long |
| Shape | lobed |
| Margin | lobed |
| Venation | palmate |
How to Identify
Early blooming white colored flower with yellow stamens. It has one large leave which can be wrapped around the stem.
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Where and When to Spot
I see this flower in early spring on the ground in forest, usually many flowers in small patches.
Flowering Records by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
"x" indicates that the species was observed flowering, while "-" indicates no observation. The absence of observation doesn't necessarily imply that the species was not flowering. Data is derived from our park visit journals.