American Goldthread vs chainfruit

Coptis trifolia compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• American Goldthread is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Goldthread	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Coptis	Alyxia
Species	Coptis trifolia	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Goldthread and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Goldthread

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Goldthread	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Goldthread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

American Goldthread

The American Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) is a species in the genus Coptis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.