In reading the Payne Hollow Journal by Harlan Hubbard, his entry for Mar. 27, 1957 mentions the 'piping of the titmouse' and bloodroot on the hillsides. Has anyone seen bloodroot yet? This is a flower whose latin name does seem to make some sense .... Sanguinaria canadensis. I'm reminded that corpses on CSI often have expired from exsanguination: bleeding out. Sanguine means blood-red. The color is in the sap of the plant (most commonly from the roots), not the flower. This is one of my favorites.
To learn more, start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodroot
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=M290
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SACA13
To learn more, start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodroot
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=M290
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SACA13
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