American Golden Saxifrage
Chrysosplenium americanum Schweinitz
American Golden Saxifrage: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/2146
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Chrysosplenium americanum
In Mount Carleton Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Chrysosplenium
Species:
C. americanum
Binomial name
Chrysosplenium americanum
Schwein. ex Hook.

Chrysosplenium americanum, the American golden saxifrage, is a species of golden saxifrage native to eastern North America.[2][3][4]

Description

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Chrysosplenium americanum flower with red anthers

Vegetative characteristics

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Its stolons are 0.3-1 mm wide.[5]

Generative characteristics

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The androecium consists of 8 stamens with red anthers.[6] The fruits produce 6-16 spherical to ovoid, brown seeds.[5]

Cytology

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The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 18, 24.[5]

Ecology

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Chrysosplenium americanum growing in a wet habitat

Habitat

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It occurs in wet habitats along streams in forests and swamps.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Chrysosplenium americanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T64310648A67729151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64310648A67729151.en. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook". Plants of the World Online.
  3. ^ "Chrysosplenium americanum (American Golden Saxifrage): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
  4. ^ "Chrysosplenium americanum (golden-saxifrage): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.
  5. ^ a b c Chrysosplenium americanum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2024, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065920
  6. ^ a b MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. July, 24, 2024 https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/2663
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