Index / Search / Hydrastis canadensis
§1 Plant
Hydrastis canadensis L.
vernacular goldenseal — species · Ranunculaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Ranunculaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Hydrastis
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 547 counties across 26 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 547 counties across 26 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Grant 18053
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 78 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyd 21019
- Boyle 21021
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Green 21087
- Greenup 21089
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Maryland view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Jersey view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cayuga 36011
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Rensselaer 36083
- Saratoga 36091
- Schuyler 36097
- Tompkins 36109
- Wayne 36117
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Somerset 42111
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Tennessee view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Madison 47113
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Pickett 47137
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 14 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hancock 54029
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lincoln 54043
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Monongalia 54061
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wirt 54105
Wisconsin view state ↗ 19 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HYCA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3033110 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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