Meaning : Perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment.
Synonyms : lithospermum caroliniense
Meaning : Perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties. Rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant.
Synonyms : bloodroot, redroot, sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort