Common Spring Wildflowers in the Smokies. Spring Beauty - Claytonia virginica. Common Spring Wildflowers in the Smokies - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Bloodroot is an early spring wildflower. It has many narrow white petals surround a center of gold stamens. It also has veiny and deep-lobed leaves. The roots contain an orange-red sap, which gives the flower its common name. Bloodroot if frequently seen in the low elevations of the park. Jack-in-the-Pulpit is a unique early spring wildflower. It has a 'Jack' standing erect at his pulpit. At the base of 'jack' is a cluster of tiny flowers and a piece of the flower is green or dark purple forms the pulpit by curving over to provide a canopy. Jack-in-the-Pulpit is commonly seen throughout the park.