Characteristics
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
goldthread
On hummocks in cool swamps, cool coniferous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, and peatlands in mesic to wet soils in shaded to open habitats often with the adjacent herbaceous layer thin.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FAC, FACW (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ranunculales
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. - goldthread
Citation
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Broome, NY: 8 August 2006 -
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 21 May 2013 - 6
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 23 May 2020 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 23 May 2020 -
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