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
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Date of record entry: 2025-04-10