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Hydrastis canadensis
goldenseal
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hydrastis canadensis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		goldenseal
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ranunculales, Family Ranunculaceae, Genus Hydrastis, Species Hydrastis canadensis


Management Tags:
Exploitation Concern
Management Priority


Park Tags:
Evidence Sensitivity - Legally Protected


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G3G4
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4; TN: S4
Evidence:		2 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	12/15/2022

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 11:57:18 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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