Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
White flower with five petals blooming in early spring. Uses its leaf to protect stem and flower.
Last changed on 2024-12-16
Common Names
- Bloodroot 🇨🇦
- Sanguinaire 🇫🇷
- Kanadische Blutwurz 🇩🇪
- Sanguinaria 🇲🇽
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Characteristics & Identification
How to Identify
Early blooming white colored flower with yellow stamens. It has one large leave which can be wrapped around the stem.
Where and When to Spot
I see this flower in early spring on the ground in forest, usually many flowers in small patches.
Taxonomy
- Order: Ranunculales
- Family: Papaveraceae
- Species: Sanguinaria canadensis
Morphology
Flowers
- Color: white
- Shape: stellate
- Inflorescence: solitary
Leaves
- Arrangement: basal
- Petiole: long
- Shape: lobed
- Margin: lobed
- Venation: palmate
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.