Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot, Bloodwort
Other regional names: Puccoon +4 more
- Puccoon
- Puccoon Root
- Red Puccoon
- Redroot
- Tetterwort
Also known as: Belharnosia canadensis (L.) Nieuwl. +19 more
- Belharnosia canadensis (L.) Nieuwl.
- Belharnosia mesochora (Greene) Lunell
- Sanguinaria acaulis Moench
- Sanguinaria australis Greene
- Sanguinaria canadensis f. canadensis
- Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex (E.H.Wilson) Weath.
- Sanguinaria canadensis var. australis Fedde, 1909
- Sanguinaria canadensis var. canadensis
- Sanguinaria canadensis var. dilleniana Fedde, 1909
- Sanguinaria canadensis var. mesochora Fedde, 1909
- Sanguinaria canadensis var. multiplex E.H.Wilson
- Sanguinaria canadensis var. rotundifolia (Greene) Fedde
- Sanguinaria dilleniana Greene
- Sanguinaria grandiflora M.Roscoe
- Sanguinaria major Dill.
- Sanguinaria mesochora Greene
- Sanguinaria rotundifolia Greene
- Sanguinaria stenopetala Steud.
- Sanguinaria vernalis Salisb.
- Sanguinaria virginiana Gaertn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Papaveraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Sanguinaria canadensis (commonly known as Bloodroot or Bloodwort) is a rhizomatous plant within the Papaveraceae family. It naturally occurs in North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin