NameThatPlant.net: Hydrastis canadensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY Hydrastidaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read about Hydrastis’s search for a family from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.

Learn more about Goldenseal from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-05-001:

Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

COMMON NAME:
Goldenseal

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY Hydrastidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-05-001:
Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic (rarely drier), very nutrient-rich forests, with circumneutral soils, over calcareous or mafic rocks such as limestone, amphibolite, and dolostone, sometimes forming large colonies after canopy disturbance such as logging, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
3 sepals
Petals absent

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Red
Aggregate of berries

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