Other common names:
American Golden Saxifrage, Water Carpet Family: Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) Group: Saxifrages Distinctive features:
Tiny plant, indistinct flowers, in water or very wet areas. Flowers: Spring; Green/Brown, Yellow; 4 parts (petals); Indistinct, greenish or yellowish. Stem:
A creeping mat. Habitat: Wet Areas; In spingy places. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 162 Native/Non-native:
Native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: americanum: American For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
51 photographs available, of which 4 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
This plant in early spring. It has just emerged from the mud.
Later, in mid-May. This plant is flowering.
Flowers, one fully open, one partially, and one just starting to open. Yes, that's the end of one of my fingers in the photo!
This is a very tiny plant! Strange flowers, too. Very hard to see.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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