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Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.
Alternate-leaf Golden Saxifrage
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CHAL24
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: May , Jun
Distribution
USA: IA , MNCanada: AB , BC , MB , SK
Native Habitat: Marshes, bogs, wet meadows, stream banks, moist seeps, algific talus slopes.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Chrysosplenium alternifolium in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Chrysosplenium alternifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR