NameThatPlant.net: Chrysosplenium americanum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chrysosplenium americanum FAMILY Saxifragaceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Golden-saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chrysosplenium americanum FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-08-001:

Chrysosplenium americanum FAMILY Saxifragaceae

COMMON NAME:
Golden-saxifrage, Water-carpet, Water-mat

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chrysosplenium americanum FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chrysosplenium americanum FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-08-001:
Chrysosplenium americanum FAMILY Saxifragaceae

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Forb
Annual/Perennial

Habitat: In shaded, rocky, gravelly, and/or mossy seeps and seepage swamps, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA & SC

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
4-lobed calyx
Petals absent
4-8 stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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