Species: Coptis trifolia
Goldthread
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Coptis
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Threeleaf Goldthread - savoyane - threeleaf goldthread
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Buttercup Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae - Coptis
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2002-11-18
Global Status Last Changed
1984-02-29
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Coptis trifolia occurs from Greenland across North America to Alaska, including most of Canada and the eastern U.S. C. trifolia also occurs in northeast Asia to northern Japan (Kartesz and Meachum 1999, M. Stein (BLM) 1998). There are two disjunct populations in western United States, in the states of Washington and Oregon.