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Golden-saxifrages
Chrysosplenium
Chrysosplenium (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae. It includes 84 species found throughout the Arctic and northern temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The highest species diversity is in eastern Asia, and some species are found disjunctly in South America.
They are soft herbaceous perennial plants growing to 20 centimeters (8 in) tall, typically in wet, shady locations in forests. The leaves are rounded, palmately veined, with a lobed margin and arranged either alternately or opposite, depending on the species. The flowers are small, yellow or yellowish-green, with four petals; they are produced in small clusters at the apex of the shoots surrounded by leafy bracts. Most of the growth and flowering is in early spring, when more light is available under deciduous trees.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium alternifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium oppositifolium
American golden saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium americanum
northern golden-saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium tetrandrum
Pacific golden-saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium glechomifolium
Chrysosplenium serreanum
speciesChrysosplenium serreanum
Chrysosplenium pilosum
speciesChrysosplenium pilosum
Chrysosplenium japonicum
speciesChrysosplenium japonicum
Iowa Golden-saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium iowense
Chrysosplenium flagelliferum
speciesChrysosplenium flagelliferum
Wright's Golden-saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium wrightii
Chrysosplenium macrostemon
speciesChrysosplenium macrostemon
Chrysosplenium album
speciesChrysosplenium album
Chrysosplenium grayanum
speciesChrysosplenium grayanum
Chrysosplenium kamtschaticum
speciesChrysosplenium kamtschaticum
Chrysosplenium macrophyllum
speciesChrysosplenium macrophyllum
Chrysosplenium formosanum
speciesChrysosplenium formosanum
Chrysosplenium hebetatum
speciesChrysosplenium hebetatum
Chrysosplenium nudicaule
speciesChrysosplenium nudicaule
Chrysosplenium griffithii
speciesChrysosplenium griffithii
Chrysosplenium dubium
speciesChrysosplenium dubium
Chrysosplenium delavayi
speciesChrysosplenium delavayi
Chrysosplenium sinicum
speciesChrysosplenium sinicum
Chrysosplenium ramosum
speciesChrysosplenium ramosum
David's golden saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium davidianum
Chrysosplenium lanuginosum
speciesChrysosplenium lanuginosum
Chrysosplenium valdivicum
speciesChrysosplenium valdivicum
Chrysosplenium nepalense
speciesChrysosplenium nepalense
Rosendahl's Golden-saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium rosendahlii
Forrest's Golden-Saxifrage
speciesChrysosplenium forrestii
Chrysosplenium ovalifolium
speciesChrysosplenium ovalifolium
Chrysosplenium echinus
speciesChrysosplenium echinus
Chrysosplenium qinlingense
speciesChrysosplenium qinlingense
Chrysosplenium pseudopilosum
speciesChrysosplenium pseudopilosum
Chrysosplenium baicalense
speciesChrysosplenium baicalense
Chrysosplenium fauriei
speciesChrysosplenium fauriei
Chrysosplenium rimosum
speciesChrysosplenium rimosum
Chrysosplenium sedakowii
speciesChrysosplenium sedakowii
Chrysosplenium alpinum
speciesChrysosplenium alpinum
Chrysosplenium hydrocotylifolium
speciesChrysosplenium hydrocotylifolium
Chrysosplenium lectus-cochleae
speciesChrysosplenium lectus-cochleae
Chrysosplenium filipes
speciesChrysosplenium filipes
Chrysosplenium kiotense
speciesChrysosplenium kiotense
Chrysosplenium maximowiczii
speciesChrysosplenium maximowiczii
Chrysosplenium peltatum
speciesChrysosplenium peltatum
Chrysosplenium tosaense
speciesChrysosplenium tosaense
Chrysosplenium biondianum
speciesChrysosplenium biondianum
Chrysosplenium nagasei
speciesChrysosplenium nagasei
Chrysosplenium suzukaense
speciesChrysosplenium suzukaense
Chrysosplenium sangzhiense
speciesChrysosplenium sangzhiense
Chrysosplenium glossophyllum
speciesChrysosplenium glossophyllum
Chrysosplenium carnosum
speciesChrysosplenium carnosum
Chrysosplenium rhabdospermum
speciesChrysosplenium rhabdospermum
Chrysosplenium uniflorum
speciesChrysosplenium uniflorum
Chrysosplenium sikangense
speciesChrysosplenium sikangense
Chrysosplenium tenellum
speciesChrysosplenium tenellum
Chrysosplenium trichospermum
speciesChrysosplenium trichospermum
Chrysosplenium zhangjiajieense
speciesChrysosplenium zhangjiajieense
Chrysosplenium absconditicapsulum
speciesChrysosplenium absconditicapsulum
Chrysosplenium albertii
speciesChrysosplenium albertii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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