Chrysosplenium
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Chrysosplenium is a genus of 57 species of flowering plant
s 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
; two species are found disjunctly in South America
.
They are soft herbaceous
perennial plant
s growing to 20 centimeters tall, typically growing in wet, shady locations in forests. The leaves
are rounded, palmately veined, with a lobed margin; they may be arranged either alternately or opposite, depending on the species. The flower
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
trees.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a plant family with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera.The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic...
. Species can be found throughout the arctic and northern temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
; two species are found disjunctly in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
They are soft herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
perennial plant
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
s growing to 20 centimeters tall, typically growing in wet, shady locations in forests. The leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
are rounded, palmately veined, with a lobed margin; they may be arranged either alternately or opposite, depending on the species. The flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
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
Deciduous
Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
trees.
Selected species
- Chrysosplenium absconditicapsulum
- Chrysosplenium alpinum (Alpine Golden Saxifrage)
- Chrysosplenium alternifoliumChrysosplenium alternifoliumChrysosplenium alternifolium is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known as the Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage. It is a perennial, 5 to 20 cm height plant. Blooms in April.- External links :*...
(Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage) - Chrysosplenium americanum (American Golden Saxifrage)
- Chrysosplenium axillare
- Chrysosplenium biondianum
- Chrysosplenium carnosum
- Chrysosplenium cavaleriei
- Chrysosplenium chinense
- Chrysosplenium davidianum
- Chrysosplenium delavayi
- Chrysosplenium dubium
- Chrysosplenium flagelliferum
- Chrysosplenium forrestii
- Chrysosplenium fuscopuncticulosum
- Chrysosplenium giraldianum
- Chrysosplenium glechomifoliumChrysosplenium glechomifoliumChrysosplenium glechomifolium is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known as the Pacific golden saxifrage. This plant is native to the moist coastline of western North America from British Columbia to northern California...
(Pacific Golden Saxifrage) - Chrysosplenium glossophyllum
- Chrysosplenium griffithii
- Chrysosplenium hebetatum
- Chrysosplenium hydrocotylifolium
- Chrysosplenium iowense (Iowa Golden Saxifrage)
- Chrysosplenium japonicum
- Chrysosplenium jienningense
- Chrysosplenium lanuginosum
- Chrysosplenium lectus-cochleae
- Chrysosplenium lixianense
- Chrysosplenium macranthum
- Chrysosplenium macrophyllum
- Chrysosplenium microspermum
- Chrysosplenium nepalense
- Chrysosplenium nudicaule
- Chrysosplenium oppositifolium (Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage)
- Chrysosplenium oxygraphoides
- Chrysosplenium pilosum
- Chrysosplenium pseudopilosum
- Chrysosplenium qinlingense
- Chrysosplenium ramosum
- Chrysosplenium serreanum
- Chrysosplenium sikangense
- Chrysosplenium sinicum
- Chrysosplenium taibaishanense
- Chrysosplenium tenellum
- Chrysosplenium trichospermum
- Chrysosplenium tetrandrum (Northern Golden Saxifrage)
- Chrysosplenium uniflorum
- Chrysosplenium valdivicum
- Chrysosplenium wrightii (Wright's Golden Saxifrage)
- Chrysosplenium wuwenchenii