| Accepted name: |
Sanguinaria canadensis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Bloodroot
Puccoon-root
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| French names: |
Sanguinaire du Canada
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Papaverales
Family: Papaveraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSANCA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Used as wash for ulcers and sores and infusion with vinegar used for tetterworm. Decoction of root in small doses and infusion with broomsedge used for coughs. Decoction of root taken in small doses for lung inflammations and croup(*7)(3) . |
| Key Characters: |
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