Chrysosplenium

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Chrysosplenium - genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowersgenus Chrysospleniumrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Saxifragaceae, Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family - a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceaegolden saxifrage, golden spleen - any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus ChrysospleniumChrysosplenium americanum, water carpet, water mat - aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States

Chrysosplenium

(golden saxifrage), a genus of perennial herbs of the family Saxifragaceae. The leaves are alternate or opposite, petiolate, and entire. The small, green or yellowish flowers are in apical cymose inflorescences surrounded by bracteal leaves. The perianth consists of a four-parted calyx, and the fruit is a capsule.

There are more than 50 species of golden saxifrage, distributed in nontropical regions of the northern hemisphere and in the temperate zone of South America. The USSR has about 25 species, growing in the arctic, forest and alpine mountain zones. The most common species is C. alternifolium, which grows along damp, shady forests, ravines, and the shores of rivers and streams; its seeds are poisonous. C. alternifolium and C. oppositifolium are cultivated as ornamentals.

Chrysosplenium

Related to Chrysosplenium: golden saxifrage

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Synonyms for Chrysosplenium

noun genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers

Synonyms

genus Chrysosplenium

Related Words

rosid dicot genus
family Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae
saxifrage family
golden saxifrage
golden spleen
Chrysosplenium americanum
water carpet
water mat