Scientific Name
    Hydrastis canadensis
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Hydrastis canadensis L.
            Park
    Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    goldenseal
            Park Synonyms
    
            Taxonomic Hierarchy
    | Kingdom | Plantae | 
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae | 
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta | 
| Superdivision | Embryophyta | 
| Division | Tracheophyta | 
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina | 
| Class | Magnoliopsida | 
| Superorder | Ranunculanae | 
| Order | Ranunculales | 
| Family | Ranunculaceae | 
| Genus | Hydrastis | 
| Species | Hydrastis canadensis | 
Occurrence
    Present
    Occurrence Notes
    Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the vascular plants of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.  Draft report submitted to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC.
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the vascular plants of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.  Draft report submitted to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC.
        
            Abundance
    Uncommon
    Abundance Notes
    Data Source: Campbell, Julian. 2001. Ecological rationale for the fire management plan at Big South Fork NRRA.  Draft report submitted to the National Park Service, BISO. 124pp + appendices.
        
        Management Tags
        - 
            Exploitation Concern
                Harvested commercially for the medicinal plant trade. Of long-term conservation concern due to large numbers being taken from the wild and propagation or cultivation insufficient to meet market demand.
 - 
            Management Priority
                Species of Management Concern BISO 2004.
 
Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
2    
    References
    
    Vouchers
    
1    
            External Links
    
0    
            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    trl-MACA
            Created Date
    11/24/2000 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    rasmith@nps.gov
            Last Modified Date
    12/15/2022 2:18:15 PM
            Notes
    Park Species Detail: BONAP Author = L.; Reference = PCJCA, Park Species Data Source: NRMAP 1997
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