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Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America. It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria, included in the family Papaveraceae, and most closely related to Eomecon of eastern Asia.
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Infraspecies

Sanguinaria canadensis f. colbyorum
Sanguinaria canadensis f. incarnata
Sanguinaria canadensis var. stenopetala

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  This species contains many alkaloids and is poisonous in large doses; This herb should not be used by women when they are pregnant or lactating; The sap, fresh or dried, can cause intense irritation to the mucous membranes;
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Herb
Usage [2]  A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root; It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians; Caution is advised, see notes on toxicity; The crushed root has been applied to the body as an insect repellent; Caution is advised, see notes on toxicity;
Height [2]  8 inches (0.2 m)
Width [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
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Protected Areas

Predators

Platynota idaeusalis (Tufted Apple Bud Moth)[4]

Providers

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 5Robertson, C. Flowers and insects lists of visitors of four hundred and fifty three flowers. 1929. The Science Press Printing Company Lancaster, PA.
♦ 6Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 7Motten, A. F. 1986. Pollination ecology of the spring wildflower community of a temperate deciduous forest. Ecological Monographs 56:21-42.
♦ 8Schemske, D. W., M. F. Willson, M. N. Melampy, L. J. Miller, L. Verner, K. M. Schemske, and L. B. Best. 1978. Flowering Ecology of Some Spring Woodland Herbs. Ecology 59:351-366.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0