Original identification: Coptis occidentalis
Current identification: Coptis occidentalis
Photographer: Veanna Willard
Date Photographed: September 2, 2021
Location: U.S.A., Washington, Ferry County: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Elevation: 3000 ft.
Coordinates: 48.830429° N, 118.731535° W
Phenology: Vegetative
Comments: "Small north facing drainage with mostly deciduous over story. Plants mostly in seepy swales adjacent to stream channel. Stream is channelized and nearly permanent, still very wet but not flowing in drought year. Light is filtered, shady with deciduous overystory."