PLANTS Profile for Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal)

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Hydrastis canadensis L.
goldenseal

Symbol:

HYCA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Hydrastis canadensis L.

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Distribution:
Hydrastis canadensis L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Hydrastis canadensis L.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 1 species in Hydrastis

Classification:
Hydrastis canadensis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Hydrastis L. – hydrastis
Species	Hydrastis canadensis L. – goldenseal

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hydrastis canadensis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
golden seal		Endangered
Georgia:
goldenseal		Endangered
Maryland:
goldenseal		Threatened
Massachusetts:
golden seal		Endangered
Michigan:
goldenseal		Threatened
Minnesota:
golden-seal		Endangered
New Jersey:
golden seal		Endangered
New York:
golden-seal		Threatened
North Carolina:
goldenseal, orangeroot		Special Concern, Endangered
Pennsylvania:
goldenseal		Vulnerable
Tennessee:
goldenseal		Special Concern, Commercially Exploited
Vermont:
golden-seal		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Hydrastis canadensis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18781.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Hydrastis canadensis L.

AL-Wildflowers of Alabama

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

GA-University of Georgia Herbarium

Herbal Information Resources

KS-Herbs-Goldenseal (KSU Extension)

MO-MBG Plant Finder

NC-Poisonous Plants of North Carolina

NPS-Green Medicine

National Center for the Preservation of Medicinal Herbs

UK-Purple Sage Medicinal Herbs and Other Uses

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 09:22 AM MDT