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Hydrastis canadensis L.

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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Distribution:
Hydrastis canadensis L.

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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.

 

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Hydrastis canadensis L.

AL-Wildflowers of Alabama

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

GA-Georgia Wildflowers

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

 
 
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Hydrastis canadensis
Hydrastis canadensis
Goldenseal
ID: 0000 0000 0405 1748 [detail]
© 2005 Lisa Powers

Hydrastis canadensis
Hydrastis canadensis
Goldenseal
ID: 0000 0000 0405 1749 [detail]
© 2005 Lisa Powers

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