Coptis occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray is a plant in the Ranunculaceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Coptis occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Coptis occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Idaho goldthread (Coptis occidentalis) is a spring-flowering buttercup family plant native to western North America, found in moist coniferous forests.

Family
Genus
Coptis
Order
Ranunculales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Coptis occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Coptis occidentalis, commonly called Idaho goldthread, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, native to western North America. It has also been classified under the alternate scientific name Chrysocoptis occidentalis, and is also known by the common name western goldthread. This species is a spring-flowering plant that typically grows in moist coniferous forests.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Coptis

More from Ranunculaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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