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Chrysosplenium alternifolium

Golden Saxifrage (alternate-leaved)

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Common names

29 names · 25 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage[2]
  • Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage[1]
  • Golden Saxifrage (alternate-leaved)
Other languages (24)
Dutch
  • Verspreidbladig goudveil[2]
French
  • Cresson de rocher[2]
  • Cresson doré[2]
  • Dorine à feuilles alternes[2]
Belarusian
  • Мінушкі звычайныя[2]
Catalan
  • fetgera daurada[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 互叶金腰[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 互葉金腰[2]
Czech
  • mokrýš střídavolistý[2]
Danish
  • Almindelig milturt[2]
Estonian
  • harilik lepiklill[2]
Finnish
  • kevätlinnunsilmä[2]
German
  • Wechselblättriges Milzkraut[1][2]
Hungarian
  • aranyos veselke[2]
Italian
  • Erba milza a foglie alterne[2]
Latvian
  • Pamīšlapu pakrēslīte[2]
Lithuanian
  • Pražangialapė blužnutė[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Śledziennica skrętolistna[2]
Russian
  • Селезёночник очерёднолистный[2]
Slovak
  • slezinovka striedavolistá[2]
Slovenian
  • premenjalnolistni vraničnik[2]
Spanish
  • Doradillo de hojas alternas[2]
Swedish
Turkish
  • Sarı Çağançiçeği[2]
Ukrainian
  • Жовтяниця черговолиста[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Chrysosplenium alternifolium L. ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Wechselblättriges Milzkraut (DE); Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 174198; taxon 5Z5N5.
[2] Chrysosplenium alternifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Wechselblättriges Milzkraut — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • kevätlinnunsilmä — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Erba milza a foglie alterne — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Dorine à feuilles alternes — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Cresson doré — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Cresson de rocher — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • mokrýš střídavolistý — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • maigull — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Almindelig milturt — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Verspreidbladig goudveil — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Селезёночник очерёднолистный — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Pražangialapė blužnutė — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Śledziennica skrętolistna — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • harilik lepiklill — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • slezinovka striedavolistá — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • gullpudra — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • 互叶金腰 — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Мінушкі звычайныя — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Жовтяниця черговолиста — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • premenjalnolistni vraničnik — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • aranyos veselke — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Pamīšlapu pakrēslīte — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • fetgera daurada — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Doradillo de hojas alternas — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • 互葉金腰 — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.
  • Sarı Çağançiçeği — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 133031; Chrysosplenium alternifolium.

General information

Scientific name: Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Accepted name (Kew): Chrysosplenium alternifolium L. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family: Saxifragaceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Chrysosplenium (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Golden Saxifrage (alternate-leaved)
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Herbaceous, Ground cover
Catalogue size class: Small
Height: 0.30 m
Spread: 0.50 m
Growth rate: None
Foliage: None

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 4-8
Soil moisture:
Moist, Wet
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Partial shade, Full sun

Uses

Edible parts:
Leaves
Edibility rating:
(2)
Medicinal rating:
(0)
Functions:
Ground cover

Description

The leaves can be eaten raw, making them ideal for salads. They are quite small in size and have a bitter taste, especially in warm weather.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 01/05
Harvest ends: 31/07

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 766982; name ID 2720056; Chrysosplenium L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 767038; name ID 2720069; Chrysosplenium alternifolium L..

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Chrysosplenium alternifolium

    Taxonomic data from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 1865436, ID 5Z5N5: Chrysosplenium alternifolium L. (accepted).

    Source checked on .