Hydrastis canadensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRanunculaceae
Family (Traditional)Hydrastidaceae
GenusHydrastis
Species:Hydrastis canadensis L.
Common NameGoldenseal
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value 9
StatusNative; TN[S4] KY[S4] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Boyle (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Grayson (KY), Green (KY), Hancock (KY), Hardin (KY), Harrison (KY), Hart (KY), Henderson (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Nicholas (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Owsley (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0095603 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrastis canadensis
TENN-V-0095602 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrastis canadensis
TENN-V-0095601 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrastis canadensis
MEM005804 Ballard Kentucky Raymond Athey
MEM
Hydrastis canadensis
31234100610706 Barren Kentucky George P. Johnson
EKY
Hydrastis canadensis
APSC0112173 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Hydrastis canadensis
APSC0107977 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Hydrastis canadensis
31234100610714 Bath Kentucky Richard H. Hannan
EKY
Hydrastis canadensis
BEREA019270 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Hydrastis canadensis
APSC0106269 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Hydrastis canadensis
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Plant Photos

Hydrastis canadensis - Ashley B. Morris
Hydrastis canadensis - Ashley B. Morris
Hydrastis canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Hydrastis canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Hydrastis canadensis - Milo Pyne
Hydrastis canadensis - Milo Pyne
Hydrastis canadensis - Milo Pyne
Hydrastis canadensis - Milo Pyne
Hydrastis canadensis - Milo Pyne
Hydrastis canadensis - Milo Pyne
Hydrastis canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Hydrastis canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Hydrastis canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Hydrastis canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Hydrastis canadensis - Theo Witsell
Hydrastis canadensis - Theo Witsell
Hydrastis canadensis - Theo Witsell
Hydrastis canadensis - Theo Witsell