''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57
[Soltis, D.E. (2001)]
Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data
''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family
Saxifragaceae. Species can be found throughout the Arctic and northern temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in eastern
Asia
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; two species are found disjunctly in
South America
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.
[
They are soft ]herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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perennial plant
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s growing to 20 centimeters tall, typically in wet, shady locations in forests. The leaves
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are rounded, palmately veined, with a lobed margin and arranged either alternately or opposite, depending on the species. The flower
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s are small, yellow or yellowish-green, with four petals; they are produced in small clusters at the apex of the shoots surrounded by leafy bracts. Most of the growth and flowering is in early spring, when more light is available under deciduous
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trees.
Selected species
*''Chrysosplenium absconditicapsulum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium alpinum'' (alpine golden saxifrage)
*''Chrysosplenium alternifolium
''Chrysosplenium alternifolium'' is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known as the alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage. It is a mat-forming perennial of wet places that grows between tall. It blooms from March onward.
Descripti ...
'' (alternate-leaved golden saxifrage)
*''Chrysosplenium americanum
''Chrysosplenium americanum'', the American golden saxifrage, is a species of golden saxifrage
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosple ...
'' (American golden saxifrage)
*'' Chrysosplenium axillare''
*'' Chrysosplenium biondianum''
*'' Chrysosplenium carnosum''
*''Chrysosplenium cavaleriei
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium chinense''
*'' Chrysosplenium davidianum''
*'' Chrysosplenium delavayi''
*'' Chrysosplenium dubium''
*'' Chrysosplenium flagelliferum''
*'' Chrysosplenium forrestii''
*'' Chrysosplenium fuscopuncticulosum''
*'' Chrysosplenium giraldianum''
*'' Chrysosplenium glechomifolium'' (Pacific golden saxifrage)
*'' Chrysosplenium glossophyllum''
*'' Chrysosplenium griffithii''
*''Chrysosplenium hebetatum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium hydrocotylifolium''
*'' Chrysosplenium iowense'' (Iowa golden saxifrage)
*''Chrysosplenium japonicum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*''Chrysosplenium jienningense
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium lanuginosum''
*'' Chrysosplenium lectus-cochleae''
*'' Chrysosplenium lixianense''
*'' Chrysosplenium macranthum''
*'' Chrysosplenium macrophyllum''
*'' Chrysosplenium microspermum''
*'' Chrysosplenium nepalense''
*'' Chrysosplenium nudicaule''
*''Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
''Chrysosplenium oppositifolium'', the opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae, native to Europe (Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands ...
'' (opposite-leaved golden saxifrage)
*''Chrysosplenium oxygraphoides
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium pilosum''
*''Chrysosplenium pseudopilosum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium qinlingense''
*'' Chrysosplenium ramosum''
*''Chrysosplenium serreanum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*''Chrysosplenium sikangense
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*''Chrysosplenium sinicum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium taibaishanense''
*''Chrysosplenium tenellum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*''Chrysosplenium trichospermum
''Chrysosplenium'' (golden saxifrage or golden-saxifrage) is a genus of 57Soltis, D.E. (2001)Phylogenetic relationships and evolution in ''Chrysosplenium'' (Saxifragaceae) based on matK sequence data ''Am J Bot'' 88:883-893 species of flowering ...
''
*'' Chrysosplenium tetrandrum'' (northern golden saxifrage)
*'' Chrysosplenium uniflorum''
*'' Chrysosplenium valdivicum''
*'' Chrysosplenium wrightii'' (Wright's golden saxifrage)
*'' Chrysosplenium wuwenchenii''
Culinary uses
The leaves and stems of golden saxifrage ('' C. alternifolium'' and '' C. oppositifolium'') can be eaten in salads or as cooked greens.[Crawford, Martin. How to grow Perennial Vegetables. Green Books, 2012, p. 114]
See also
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Saxifragaceae genera
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