Family: Ranunculaceae
three-leaved gold-thread
[Coptis groenlandica (Oeder) Fernald, more...]
Janice Stiefel
Arthur Meeks
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Coptis: from Greek "to cut," alluding to the divided leaves
Plants: erect, perennial, 2"-3" tall, evergreen forb; slender, bright yellow rhizomes
Leaves: 3-parted, basal, roundish with rounded teeth, shiny, evergreen
Flowers: white, 4 -7-parted, 3/8" wide, petal-like sepals; 1 to a few 2"-6" stalks with a solitary flower; blooms May-June
Habitat: moist to moderate moisture; forests, bogs
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 2"-3" tall, evergreen forb; slender, bright yellow rhizomes
Leaves: 3-parted, basal, roundish with rounded teeth, shiny, evergreen
Flowers: white, 4 -7-parted, 3/8" wide, petal-like sepals; 1 to a few 2"-6" stalks with a solitary flower; blooms May-June
Habitat: moist to moderate moisture; forests, bogs
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Swamps of white cedar, tamarack, spruce, black ash-balsam fir-yellow birch; upland forests of pine, pine-hardwoods, aspen, oak-spruce-balsam fir, pine-white cedar-hemlock, maple-balsam fir, hemlock-hardwoods. Rarely in marshes, on rock outcrops, and wet cliffs.
A distinctive, stemless little plant with evergreen trifoliolate leaves and yellow rhizomes. Found throughout the northern half of the state, with a number of collections from the eastern counties between Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan. Many of the populations in the Driftless Area are associated with relic bogs and cool cliff faces.
A distinctive, stemless little plant with evergreen trifoliolate leaves and yellow rhizomes. Found throughout the northern half of the state, with a number of collections from the eastern counties between Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan. Many of the populations in the Driftless Area are associated with relic bogs and cool cliff faces.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8, Wetland Indicator = FACW USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
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