Chrysosplenium iowense is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name Iowa golden-saxifrage. It is native to North America, where it is "primarily a Canadian species", occurring from the northern Northwest Territories south to British Columbia and east to Manitoba. There are also disjunct, relictual occurrences within the United States, in the Driftless Area of Minnesota and Iowa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Iowa Golden-saxifrage being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chrysosplenium serreanum
- Chrysosplenium alternifolium
- Chrysosplenium tetrandrum
- Chrysosplenium japonicum
- Chrysosplenium pilosum
- Chrysosplenium flagelliferum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Saxifragales
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Chrysosplenium
- Species
- Chrysosplenium iowense
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