Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.

Alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage (en), Dorine à feuilles alternes (fr), Hépatique dorée (fr), Cresson de rocher (fr), Cresson doré (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Chrysosplenium

Characteristics

A herb. It is a creeping plant. The leaves are kidney shaped and alternate.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread	barochory
Mature width (meter)	0.5
Mature height (meter)	0.23 - 0.25
Root system	rhizome
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Acid soils by the sides of streams, wet rocks and wet ground in woods, usually in shade.

More

It is a temperate plant. It grows in alkaline soil.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are used in salads and soups.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Hemorrhage (whole plant), Jaundice (whole plant), Urination disorders (whole plant)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or division of the clump.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30303328-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000603883
COL ID	5Z5N5
BDTFX ID	17254
INPN ID	91118
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Chrysosplenium alternifolium Chrysosplenium geoides Chrysosplenium rotundifolium Chrysosplenium nivale Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. cuneatum Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. iowense Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. laxa Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. maximum Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. minimum Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. obliqua Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. stricta Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. virescens Chrysosplenium alternifolium f. iowensis

Lower taxons

Chrysosplenium alternifolium subsp. arctomontanum