Chrysosplenium americanum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Saxifragaceae
Family (Traditional)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Chrysosplenium
Species:	Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook.
Common Name	American Golden Saxifrage
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 6; Ovules per Carpel: 7; Ovules per Carpel: 8; Ovules per Carpel: 9; Ovules per Carpel: 10; Ovules per Carpel: 11; Ovules per Carpel: 12; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Carter (TN), Fentress (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0112177	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
ETSU030655	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	17 Apr 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	13 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	04 Apr 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	24 Mar 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
ETSU031780	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112171	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112175	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112178	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
ETSU035443	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112173	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112170	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112176	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112174	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112169	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112700	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
TENN-V-0112172	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Chrysosplenium americanum
APSC0003450	Sevier	Tennessee	26 Apr 1969	EW Chester 2219	APSC Chrysosplenium americanum
APSC0083447	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Chrysosplenium americanum
ETSU035441	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Chrysosplenium americanum

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Chrysosplenium americanum

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