Species Use Database

Golden root, Roseroot, Rosenroot, Kalverot
Rhodiola rosea

Used for Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene and Materials and construction in Norway

A. Species

Scientific name: Rhodiola rosea

Common name(s): Golden root, Roseroot, Rosenroot, Kalverot

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Norway

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: National Level

Name/Details of location: Norway


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2023

End Year: 2023


E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal and Non-Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism and Only parts or products of the organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene and Materials and construction

Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual

Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, National / local private sector and International private sector


G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable

Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The export of Rhodiola rosea in Norway is not detrimental to survival of the species in the wild.

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

The risk assessment should be updated if domestic harvest or export levels increase in the future.


Record source

Information about the record source: formal_data_stats

Date of publication/issue/production: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

de Boer, H. and Gehrke, B., 2023. Scientific assessment of risk to the population of Rhodiola rosea listed by CITES as a result of export from Norway.

Date of record entry: 2025-04-10