Bloodroot

• WhenBlooms March and AprilOpens in full sun, closes at night
• WhereRich spring woods

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is a wildflower that is harder to find in Tennessee. Say it: sang-gwin-air-ee-uh kan-uh-den-sis.

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