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Scientific Name
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Blue Cohosh
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderRanunculanae
OrderRanunculales
FamilyBerberidaceae
GenusCaulophyllum
SpeciesCaulophyllum thalictroides
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Abundance = Frequent-generally encountered; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Management Tags
  • Exploitation Concern
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low to Mid
  • Wide Range
Habitat Tags
  • terrestrial
    Rich, moist woods
Life form Tags
  • Perennial Herb
Park Rank Tags
  • Park common
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Dicot
Bloom Time Tags
  • April
  • May
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
192
References
4
Vouchers
10
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: RangeCode = wr; Range = Wide range of elevations ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98 Species Notes: As treated here (following Kartesz, 1994 checklist), excludes Caulophyllum giganteum. Kartesz (1994) does not recognize infraspecific taxa within C. thalictroides. ^Some authors consider this species to have a variety giganteum, with a broadly similar but STATUS: Native, Common, Present in Park;; ; Sensitivity Notes: medicinal uses Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/7b1df264c8f84799914a114a9512a727;
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