Delaware Wildflowers • Scientific names
Sanguinaria canadensis
BloodrootPapaveraceae — Poppy family
Native
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/sanguinaria_cana.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
April 2007
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/100316_121408.jpg)
The front yard
March 2010
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/120319_135852.jpg)
Middle Run Valley Natural Area
March 2012
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/sanguinaria_canadensis.jpg)
White Clay Creek Preserve
April 2003
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/110410_124353.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
April 2011
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/110411_130058.jpg)
Middle Run Valley Natural Area
April 2011
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/110529_114745.jpg)
Ants on a seed.
The front yardMay 2011
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/110529_083014.jpg)
Rhizome and roots
The backyardMay 2011
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/sanguinaria_canadensis_10.jpg)
This year I saw a few flowers with one or more translucent petals, all in one small area. I'd never noticed any like that before.
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/sanguinaria_canadensis_11.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
April 2014
![Sanguinaria canadensis](/images/sanguinaria_canadensis_12.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
April 2015
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