Chrysosplenium tetrandrum

Golden Saxifrage

G.F. Ledingham Herbarium

Chrysosplenium Characteristics

herbs

low plants

leaves and flowers clustered at tip of stem

leaves reniform, crenate

more than one flower

petals missing

hypanthium shallow, yellowish within

stamens 4-8, mostly 6-7

no sterile stamens

capsule obcordate, 2-lobed, flattened

 

Saxifragaceae Characteristics

herbs

land plants

plants not parasitic on trees; rooted in soil or water

plants with more than one pair of leaves

leaves alternate; lower ones sometimes opposite

leaves without stipules

leaves orbicular or reniform

flowers with only one floral ring, with sepals but not petals

4 sepals

stamens and pistils in each flower

ovary and fruit partly inferior

ovary or its locules with many ovules

fruit dry when ripe