| Chrysosplenium americanum | |
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| In Mount Carleton Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| 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. [1] [2] [3]
Its stolons are 0.3-1 mm wide. [4]
The androecium consists of 8 stamens with red anthers. [5] The fruits produce 6-16 spherical to ovoid, brown seeds. [4]
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 18, 24. [4]
It occurs in wet habitats along streams in forests and swamps. [5]
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- ^ "Chrysosplenium americanum (American Golden Saxifrage): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
- ^ "Chrysosplenium americanum (golden-saxifrage): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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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