Haemodoraceae

Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy

Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Lachnanthes

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Lachnanthes caroliniana: My yearly homage to Carolina redroot (also called bloodroot). This interesting wetland plant is a member of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae) and produces a — Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Japanese: レッドルート, ラフナンテス・ティンクトリア
Polish: Kraśla barwierska

Synonyms

Anonymos tincotria Walter
Dilatris caroliniana Lam.
Dilatris heritiera Pers.
Dilatris tinctoria Pursh
Gyrotheca tinctoria W.Stone
Heritiera gmelinii Michx.
Heritiera tinctorium Walter ex J.F.Gmel.
Lachnanthes tinctoria Elliott
Lachnanthes tinctoria var. major Griseb.
Pyrotheca tinctoria Steud.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 272 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jody Shugart, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.