Sanguinaria canadensis

Sanguinaria canadensis

  • Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Flower name
    Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Scientific name
    Sanguinaria canadensis
  • AliasSanguinaria canadensis, Sanguinaria, カナダゲシ, Blood roots, サンギナリア
  • Place of originthe eastern North American continent such as Canada
  • Place of floweringPotted flower
  • Flowering seasonMarch, April, May

What is Sanguinaria canadensis

Sanguinaria canadensis (scientific name: Sanguinaria canadensis) is a cold-resistant deciduous perennial plant belonging to the genus Sangiria in the eastern North American continent such as Canada. One species and one species. In the place of origin, it grows naturally on the forest floor and the forest edge where there is a brook in the mountains from the flat land. One leaf comes out from one bud, but white flowers with low plant height bloom before spreading. There are single blooms, multiple petal blooms, and double blooms. Also, when red and thick rhizomes are damaged, red juice comes out and is called 'Blood roots', but here it is toxic and toxic as Sanguinarine.

Common name: Sanguinaria, scientific name: Sanguinaria canadensis, also known as Blood roots, plant height: 10-12 cm, leaf color: green, leaf shape: round, flower color : White / pink color, flower diameter: 5 cm, petal number: 8-12, stamen / female color: yellow, flowering period: March to May, seed color: green.


  • Order
    Papaveraceae
  • Family
    Papaveroideae
  • Genus
    Sanguinaria
  • Species
    S. canadensis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Multi-petaled
  • Leaf type
    Round
  • Edge of the leaf
  • Life type cold-resistant deciduous perennial plant
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height10.0 ~ 12.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower5.0 ~ 5.0 cm

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