Quercus

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Sanguinaria

  • Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
4BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Sanguinaria

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Sanguinaria

  • Pheucticus ludovicianusRose-breasted Grosbeak
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
20AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Aphaenogaster flemingi
  • Aphaenogaster fulva
  • Aphaenogaster rudis
  • Aphaenogaster texana
  • Aphaenogaster unknown
  • Camponotus castaneus
  • Camponotus pennsylvanicus
  • Camponotus unknown
  • Crematogaster ashmeadi
  • Crematogaster unknown
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  • Formica pallidefulva
  • Formica subsericea
  • Lasius alienus
  • Lasius unknown
  • Leptothorax unknown
  • Myrmica punctiventris
  • Myrmica scabrinodis
  • Myrmica unknown
  • Solenopsis invicta
  • Stenamma unknown

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Formica subsericea: Seed dispersal.

Lasius alienus: Seed dispersal.

Myrmica punctiventris: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal; Seed predation.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed predation.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Solenopsis invicta: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster flemingi: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster fulva: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster texana: Seed dispersal.

Camponotus castaneus: Seed dispersal.

Crematogaster ashmeadi: Seed dispersal.

Formica pallidefulva: Seed dispersal.

Formica subsericea: Seed dispersal.

Solenopsis invicta: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster unknown: Seed dispersal.

Camponotus unknown: Seed dispersal.

Crematogaster unknown: Seed dispersal.

Lasius unknown: Seed dispersal.

Leptothorax unknown: Seed dispersal.

Myrmica unknown: Seed dispersal.

Stenamma unknown: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Camponotus pennsylvanicus: Seed dispersal.

Formica subsericea: Seed dispersal.

Lasius alienus: Seed dispersal.

Myrmica punctiventris: Seed dispersal.

Myrmica scabrinodis: Seed dispersal.

Stenamma unknown: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Solenopsis invicta: Seed dispersal; Seed predation.

Beetles 1
  • Asclera ruficollis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 1
  • Syrphus americanus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Papaveraceae
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Flower color
White

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Bloodroot

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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