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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Ranunculaceae
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
three-leaved gold-thread
Coptis: from Greek "to cut," alluding to the divided leaves
trifolia: three-leaved
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-3" tall, evergreen forb; slender, bright yellow rhizomes |
| Flower: | white, 4 -7-parted, 3/8" wide, petal-like sepals; 1 to a few 2"-6" stalks with a solitary flower; blooms May-June |
| Leaf: | 3-parted, basal, roundish with rounded teeth, shiny, evergreen |
| Habitat: | moist to moderate moisture; forests, bogs |
| (Glossary) |
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 Salisb.&phog=Arthur Meeks&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Matthew L. Wagner&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Matthew L. Wagner&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Merel R. Black&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Merel R. Black&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Christopher Noll&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Christopher Noll&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Christopher Noll&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Robert Bierman&spcode=COPTRI)
 Salisb.&phog=Janice Stiefel&spcode=COPTRI)
