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PLANTS

American golden saxifrage

Chrysosplenium americanum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
American golden saxifrage, In fruit
American golden saxifrage, In flower
American golden saxifrage, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows near water and in forests.

There are 348 observations of American golden saxifrage in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale69
  2. Estrie61
  3. Côte-Nord60
  4. Outaouais41
  5. Laurentides34
  6. Montérégie24
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches20
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  11. Lanaudière2
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  15. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestCephas
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup

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