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Bloodroot

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

BLOODROOT

BY WILLIAM KAPLAN
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The Bloodroot gets it's name from the red juice it's roots contain

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The scientific name for the Bloodroot is
Sanguinaria canadensis

THE BLOODROOT RESEMBLES A WATER LILY, HAS 8 TO 16 PEDDLES,GOLD YELLOW CENTRE AND LARGE ROUND LEAVES

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The Bloodroot lives in and at the edge of moist woods in Manitoba through to Nova Scotia

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Although the roots of the bloodroot are extremely poisonous Native Americans used it for medicinal uses as well as dye and bug spray

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Did you know the bloodroot was part of the poppy family

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The bloodroot grows to be 1.5 to 2 inches

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THANK YOU FOR WATCHING

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