Goldenroot
Rhodiola rosea L.
Rhodiola rosea is a perennial flowering plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is native to Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, and can be cultivated as a groundcover.
Description
Rhodiola rosea L. is a member of the Crassulaceae family and is found in regions such as Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and parts of Europe and Asia. It was first described in 1753. The plant is known by the common name Goldenroot and is used as a groundcover in cultivation. Taxonomic clarification indicates that the type specimens are not from a single gathering, and Ohba's designation is accepted.
Other common names
GoldenrootKing'S CrownKing'S-CrownRoserootRoseroot StonecropRosewort
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Nunavut · Quebec · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · SE · Vermont-US · IS · NO · DK · GL · Alaska · Albania · Altay · Amur · Austria · Bulgaria · Buryatiya · China North-Central · Chita · Czechoslovakia · East European Russia · Finland · France · Føroyar · Germany · Great Britain
Synonyms
Rhodiola arcticaRhodia officinarumRhodiola minorRhodiola odoraRhodiola odorataRhodiola krivochizhiniiRhodiola maximaRhodiola rosea subsp. elongataRhodiola rosea subsp. borealisRhodiola rosea subsp. krivochizhiniiRhodiola borealisRhodiola iremelicaRhodiola elongataRhodiola hideoiRhodiola sibiricaRhodiola scopoliiRhodiola rosea subsp. sachalinensisRhodiola rosea var. scopoliiRhodiola sachalinensisRhodiola tachiroeiTolmachevia krivochzhiniiSedum roseumSedum rosea subsp. arcticumSedum elongatumSedum arcticumSedum rhodiolaSedum rhodioloidesSedum altaicumSedum sachalinenseTetradium odoratum