Identification of Goldenseal (<i>Hydrastis canadensis</i> L.) Habitat and Indicators in Pennsylvania, USA: The Influence of Climate and Site on In Situ Conservation of an Edge of Range Plant Species.

ABSTRACT: Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. Commercial harvesting for the medicinal plant trade and habitat loss have led to international conservation concerns. This study sought to understand habitat predilections for the purpose of guiding in situ conservation efforts in Pennsylvania, within the natural range of the species in the northeastern United States. The state's variation in geology and biogeographic location provides an opportunity to examine the influences of edaphic, topographic, and climatic factors on goldenseal habitat suitability here. Maximum Entropy modeling (Maxent) using known occurrence points (n = 51) was combined with field plot data (n = 28) to identify potential factors associated with

SUBMITTER: Houston E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11868700 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature