Chrysosplenium (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Chrysosplenium oppositifolium is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family native to central and southern Europe.
- Plants of the genus Chrysosplenium often thrive in damp soil and partial shade conditions.
- The genus Chrysosplenium has approximately 60 species of herbs that can tolerate full submersion in water.
- Chrysosplenium davidianum was first introduced to Britain in the early 20th century as a garden ornamental.
- Chrysosplenium alternifolium is a perennial herb that grows in wet environments and produces small, greenish-yellow flowers.