The pretty white flowers of the Bloodroot plant cover the high forest floor in early spring. Usually one of the first wildflowers to appear and very distinctive. But the pretty white flower belies what lies underneath - the bright blood red root sap. Easy to find in moist eastern forests bloodroot has long been touted as having various medicinal properties - as a cure for skin cancer and even used in toothpaste. But the raw blood red root juice is a potent and dangerous substance best not messed with. See: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ing... regarding use and side effects of prepared bloodroot products. From an amateur Naturalist perspective it is a very fascinating wildflower all the better appreciated when you know a little more about it. Filmed in the Great Smoky Mountains (not in the park) in early April 2018 on a cold and windy day at 4,500 feet elevation.
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