Species Details

Coptis laciniata

Oregon goldthread

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Classification

Scientific Name: Coptis laciniata A. Gray
Common Name: Oregon goldthread
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Element Code:	PDRAN0A020
USDA Plants Symbol:	COLA3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4?
State Rank:	S3?
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2B.2 to 4.2 on 2014-09-24 changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2006-10-16
Add Date:	2006-10-16
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-May(Sep-Nov)

Elevation:
0 - 1000 meters
0 - 3280 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
North Coast coniferous forest (streambanks)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes: Previously CRPR 2B.2; more common than originally known. Potentially threatened by erosion and timber harvest activities. See The Botanical Gazette 12:297 (1887) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	10
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	84	69 %
Logging	71	58%
Erosion/runoff	17	13%
Other	15	12%
Road/trail construction/maint.	12	9%
Foot traffic/trampling	11	9%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	3	2%
Biocides	1	0%
Development	1	0%
Grazing	1	0%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	0%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					122
A	B	C	D	X	U
17	53	20	5	0	27

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	13
Recent <=20 Years	109

Presence:
Presumed Extant	122
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Albion (3912327), Bald Hills (4112328), Blake Mountain (4012355), Blue Creek Mtn. (4112347), Blue Lake (4012388), Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Briceland (4012318), Broken Rib Mtn. (4112386), Cahto Peak (3912365), Cant Hook Mtn. (4112368), Cold Spring (3912315), Comptche (3912335), Dinsmore (4012345), Dutchmans Knoll (3912356), Elk (3912326), Eureka Hill (3812385), Fish Lake (4112336), French Camp Ridge (4112327), Gasquet (4112378), Hales Grove (3912377), Hiouchi (4112471), Holter Ridge (4112338), Hoopa (4112316), Iaqua Buttes (4012368), Inglenook (3912357), Johnsons (4112337), Korbel (4012378), Larabee Valley (4012346), Leggett (3912376), Lincoln Ridge (3912366), Lord-ellis Summit (4012387), Mad River Buttes (4012367), Maple Creek (4012377), Mathison Peak (3912336), Mendocino (3912337), Navarro (3912325), Northspur (3912345), Noyo Hill (3912346), Owl Creek (4012358), Panther Creek (4112318), Point Arena (3812386), Sherwood Peak (3912355), Showers Mtn. (4012356), Weitchpec (4112326), Willow Creek (4012386)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Addition on 2006-10-16
CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Change on 2014-09-24
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile