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Saxifragaceae

Alternate-leaf golden saxifrage

Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.

Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Chrysosplenium

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Alternate-leaf golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium alternifolium)
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Common names

By language (29)
arz
الكريسوسبلينيوم التيرنيفوليوم
Belarusian
Мінушкі звычайныя, Каменяломнік, Курачча слепата, Лянушкі, Мядуніца, Мянушкі, Мянюшкі, Мінушкі
Bulgarian
Последователнолистна жълтина
Catalan
Dorine à feuilles alternes
Chinese
互叶猫眼草, 互葉貓眼草, 金腰妇
Croatian
Izmjeničnolisna žutina
Czech
Mokrýš střídavolistý
Danish
Almindelig Milturt, Milturt
Dutch
Verspreidbladig goudveil
English
Alternate-leaf golden saxifrage, Alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage
Estonian
Harilik lepiklill
Finnish
Kevätlinnunsilmä
French
Dorine à feuilles alternes, Cresson de rocher, Cresson doré
German
Wechselblättriges Milzkraut, Dorine à feuilles alternes, Gold-Milzkraut, Krätzenblume, Wechselblatt-Milzkraut
hsb
Złota šleznička, Złote třěški
Hungarian
Aranyos veselke
Icelandic
Maígull
Italian
Erba-milza comune
Japanese
エゾネコノメソウ
Lithuanian
Pražangialapė blužnutė, Dorine à feuilles alternes
Norwegian Bokmål
Maigull
Norwegian Nynorsk
Maigull
Polish
Śledziennica skrętolistna, Śledziennica naprzemianlistna
Russian
Селезёночник очерёднолистный, Селезеночник очереднолистный, Селезёночник обыкновенный, Селезёночник очереднолистный
Slovak
Slezinovka striedavolistá
Slovenian
Premenjalnolistni vraničnik
Swedish
Gullpudra, Dorine à feuilles alternes
Ukrainian
Жовтяниця черговолиста
Welsh
Eglyn bob yn eilddail

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.