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Scientific Name: Sarcodes sanguinea    Common Name: Snowplant    Family: Heath    Color: Bright Red   Description: They begin as large asparagus-like shoots that poke through the forest floor. Long, strip-like leaves wrap tightly around the fleshy stalk until they peel back and reveal urn-shaped flowers. Habitat: Common in shady forest up to 8,000 feet. Edibility/Toxicity: Though some Native Americans collected it for food, it is now protected from collection and destruction by California Law, punishable by fine. Comments: Some Native Americans also used it for tooth aches and mouth pain by drying it and then grinding it into a powder.