Coptis

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Ranunculaceae

• Scientific Name

  Coptis

• Description

  Genus Description - Sep 4–7, petaloid; pet none; staminodes 4–7, smaller than the sep, clavate, nectariferous in the hollow summit; stamens numerous, with broad anthers; pistils 3–7, stipitate even at anthesis, narrowed to a short, slender, persistent style; fr follicular; perennial herbs with basal, evergreen, ternately compound lvs and erect, lfless or minutely bracteate scapes with 1–few white fls. 10, N. Temp. and Arctic.

• Common Names

  goldthread