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Chrysosplenium glechomifolium

Chrysosplenium glechomifolium Nutt.

Pacific Golden Saxifrage, Pacific Golden-saxifrage

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CHGL5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Sepals green, petals absent. Nectary disc conspicuous, green or purple.

Distribution

USA: CA , OR , WA
Native Habitat: Marshy ground, seeps, springs, bogs, streamsides.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			OBL							OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 glechomifolium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chrysosplenium glechomifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chrysosplenium glechomifolium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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