Description ²

• Flower: White simple shaped, 8 or 12 petals
• Leaves: basal, lobed in 3 to 9 parts, round in outline, up to 5 inches long and wide with deep indent at base, edges scalloped or have large rounded teeth
• Fruit/Seed: spindle-shaped capsule, 1 inch long, contains 10 to 15 seeds
• Height: 6-12 inches
• Flowering: March - May
• Habitat: woods
• Other: Leaves, stems, and roots bleed a red juice when broken, which led to its common name of Bloodroot

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Haley Selen, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Haley Selen
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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