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Sanguinaria canadensis

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Noun1.Sanguinaria canadensis - perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic propertiesSanguinaria canadensis - perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
bloodroot, redroot, tetterwort, puccoon
genus Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria - one species: bloodroot
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) Sanguinaria canadensis L.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
If you look at the leaves you see similarities with Sanguinaria canadensis, (Canadian bloodroot) and the root system has the same 'quest forth' attitude as Romneya coulteri, the California tree poppy.
Purple reign; Add a touch of Mediterranean glamour to your garden ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
The United Plant Savers At-Risk list: American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius Black Cohosh Actea (Cimicifuga) racemosa Bloodroot Sanguinaria Canadensis Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides Echinacea Echinacea spp.
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