bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis

Synonyms: , , ,

USDA Plant Code: SACA13
Light Requirement: part shade - full shade
Soil Moisture: medium - wet
Height:
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: white
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Foliage; Roots of these plants bleed a blood-red sap when wounded.
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flower, early May, Clark Co. WI in a nutrient rich woodlot
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flower and leaf
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); early spring in northern WI
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); multiple flowering plants
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Southeast Michigan
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); May 1971
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Group of bloodroot plants with flowers, early May, Clark Co. WI, nutrient rich, northern hardwood site; Trout lily leaves also visible
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); flower and leaf; early spring in northern WI
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Manfred Mielke, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Manfred Mielke, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Roots showing characteristics which gives this plant its common name "bloodroot"
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); flower; May 1973
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Plant pulled from the soil, showing the blood-like sap oozing from a broken root. 
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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