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Chrysosplenium americanum
golden saxifrage
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		golden saxifrage
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Saxifragales, Family Saxifragaceae, Genus Chrysosplenium, Species Chrysosplenium americanum


Park Tags:
Habitat - Wetland
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 6 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Blue Ridge Parkway
Catoctin Mountain Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 4:00:06 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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