This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Indian Paint: Red Puccoon.
Sanguinaria canadensis. Poppy Family Apr. - May.
Found in open woods and borders of woodlands. Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Nebraska.
Pure white, 8 - 12 divisions, solitary on stalk 6 - 12 inches high.
Rounded, deeply lobed, springing from thick rootstock. Juice of root orange colored.

Bloodroot.
 
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