Plants Profile for Saxifraga chrysantha (goldbloom saxifrage)

General Information
Symbol:	SACH4
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
HISEC	Hirculus serpyllifolius (Pursh) W.A. Weber ssp. chrysanthus (A. Gray) W.A. Weber
SASEC	Saxifraga serpyllifolia Pursh ssp. chrysantha (A. Gray) W.A. Weber
SASEC2	Saxifraga serpyllifolia Pursh var. chrysantha (A. Gray) Dorn

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage family
Genus	Saxifraga L. – saxifrage
Species	Saxifraga chrysantha A. Gray – goldbloom saxifrage

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	FACU
Great Plains	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACU