Threeleaf Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) – Care, Benefits & Growing Guide

Threeleaf GoldthreadCoptis trifolia

Also known as American Goldthread · Canker-Root · Goldenroot

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Threeleaf Goldthread Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

American Goldthread
Canker-Root
Goldenroot
Goldthread
Savoyana
Three-Leaf Goldthread
Three-Leaved Goldthread
Threeleaf Goldthread
Yellow Snakeroot

Synonyms

Anemone groenlandica O.F.Müll.
Anemone groenlandica Oeder
Chryza borealis Raf.
Coptis groenlandica (Oeder) Fernald
Helleborus pumilus Salisb.
Helleborus trifoliatus Houtt.
Helleborus trifolius L.
Helleborus trilobus Lam.
Isopyrum trifolium Britton

Threeleaf Goldthread Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Threeleaf Goldthread
Rank	Name
kingdom	Plantae
division	Tracheophyta
class	Magnoliopsida
order	Ranunculales
family	Ranunculaceae
genus	Coptis
species	Coptis trifolia