Saxifragaceae
American golden saxifrage
Chrysosplenium americanum
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Chrysosplenium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American golden saxifrage
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 371 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: geosesarma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elizabeth Axley, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyler Ekholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elizabeth Axley, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Elizabeth Axley, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Ellis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.