| Chrysosplenium americanum | |
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| In Mount Carleton Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysosplenium |
| Species: | C. americanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook.
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Chrysosplenium americanum, the American golden saxifrage, is a species of golden saxifrage native to eastern North America.234
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Its stolons are 0.3-1 mm wide.5
Generative characteristics
The androecium consists of 8 stamens with red anthers.6 The fruits produce 6-16 spherical to ovoid, brown seeds.5
Cytology
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 18, 24.5
Ecology
Habitat
It occurs in wet habitats along streams in forests and swamps.6
References
References
- 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.
- "Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook". Plants of the World Online.
- "Chrysosplenium americanum (American Golden Saxifrage): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
- "Chrysosplenium americanum (golden-saxifrage): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.
- 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
- 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