Bloodroot

This image is a close-up of a blooming bloodroot.  Bloodroot is one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring in West Virginia, but is not particularly common in my home area.  Early in April, while driving down a highway, I noticed some blooming in a roadside ditch.  I went back later to explore the wooded hillside above the highway and found more of these flowers than I have ever seen in one area.