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Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy
Bloodroot, Carolina redroot

Copyright by: Chuck McCartney

Family: Haemodoraceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern North America and Cuba.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: L. tinctoria.

Other data on Lachnanthes caroliana available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Lachnanthes caroliana has been found in the following 48 conservation areas :
Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Babcock Ranch Preserve	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve	Present	Native
Cholee Park	Present	Native
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Danforth Park	Present	Native
Doris Davis Forman Wilderness Preserve Natural Area	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area	Present	Native
Grassy Waters Preserve	Present	Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park	Present	Native
Hawk's Hammock Park	Present	Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area	Present	Native
Kiplinger	Present	Native
Koreshan State Historic Site	Present	Native
Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Military Trail Natural Area	Present	Native
Nicodemus Slough	Present	Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Okeeheelee Park	Present	Native
Pal-Mar	Present	Native
Pal-Mar Natural Area	Present	Native
Peck Lake Park	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Present	Native
Pine Jog Environmental Sciences Center	Present	Native
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Rocky Point Hammock	Recorded as Present in Error
Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area	Present	Native
Savannas Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Seabranch Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Tilton	Present	Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Lachnanthes caroliana has been found in the following 8 counties :
Broward County		Native
Charlotte County		Native
Collier County		Native
Glades County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Palm Beach County		Native