What plant is that?
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Top photo: © Francis R. Underwood 2017
Bottom photo:© David G. Smith
via www.delawarewildfowers.org
Our mystery plant for this month is a small wetland plant. which forms large mats. It has opposite leaves which can be slightly toothed or entire. This plant has no petals, 8 stamens which are reddish-orange in color. It blooms from April through June.
It’s. . .
Botanical Name: |
Chrysosplenium americanum | |
Common Name: |
Golden Saxifrage | |
Family: |
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) | |
Habitat |
In shallow water of wetlands |