Chrysosplenium americanum

Chrysosplenium americanum, the American golden saxifrage, is a species of golden saxifrage native to eastern North America.^[1][2][3]

Chrysosplenium americanum
In Mount Carleton Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Genus:	Chrysosplenium
Species:	C. americanum
Binomial name
Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook.

Description

Chrysosplenium americanum flower with red anthers

Vegetative characteristics

Its stolons are 0.3-1 mm wide.^[4]

Generative characteristics

The androecium consists of 8 stamens with red anthers.^[5] The fruits produce 6-16 spherical to ovoid, brown seeds.^[4]

Cytology

The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 18, 24.^[4]

Ecology

Chrysosplenium americanum growing in a wet habitat

Habitat

It occurs in wet habitats along streams in forests and swamps.^[5]