April 4, 2012
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria Canadensis
These woodland wildflowers growing at Fresh Pond are New England natives. The delicate looking flowers emerge early in the spring, before the trees leaf out. As the flowers lose their petals, palmate leaves will emerge. By July the leaves will die back, and the plants will become dormant until the following spring. Bloodroot is aptly named: the sap in the roots is bright red in color.