Taxon Report

Chrysosplenium glechomifolium Nutt.

Pacific golden saxifrage

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Taxon Summary

Chrysosplenium glechomifolium, commonly known as Pacific golden saxifrage, is a perennial herb in the Saxifragaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within North Coast coniferous forest, and Riparian forest, growing at elevations from 10 to 540 meters. Chrysosplenium glechomifolium is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Chrysosplenium glechomifolium Nutt.
Common Name:	Pacific golden saxifrage
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Element Code:	PDSAX07020
USDA Plants Symbol:	CHGL5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Feb-Jun	Feb-Jun
Elevation:	10-540 (35-1770)
General Habitats:	North Coast coniferous forest, Riparian forest
Microhabitat:	Roadsides (sometimes), Seeps (sometimes), Streambanks
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G5?
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	added to 4.3 on 2015-10-15

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ah Pah Ridge (4112348), Albion (3912327), Arcata North (4012481), Arcata South (4012471), Blue Lake (4012388), Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Childs Hill (4112461), Crannell (4112411), Crescent City (4112472), Elk (3912326), Eureka (4012472), Fern Canyon (4112441), Fields Landing (4012462), Fort Bragg (3912347), High Divide (4112481), Hiouchi (4112471), Holter Ridge (4112338), Iaqua Buttes (4012368), Korbel (4012378), Mathison Peak (3912336), McWhinney Creek (4012461), Mendocino (3912337), Orick (4112431), Requa (4112451), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Smith River (4112482), Taylor Peak (4012442), Trinidad (4112412)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes




Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed Addition to CRPR 4.3, G5 / S3 (2015)

A Flora of North America: containing... 1(4):589-590 (1840)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 January 2025].