Chrysosplenium pilosum

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Chrysosplenium pilosum, the hairy golden saxifrage,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family.[2] It was first described by Karl Maximovich in 1859.[2][3]

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Chrysosplenium pilosum
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. sphaerospermum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Chrysosplenium
Species:
C. pilosum
Binomial name
Chrysosplenium pilosum
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It is a perennial species, and the fruit is a capsule.[4]

Infraspecifics

It has a 7 infraspecifics, some with numerous synonyms.[2]

Accepted name Basionym
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. aureobracteatum (Y.I.Kim & Y.D.Kim) M.Kim Chrysosplenium aureobracteatum Y.I.Kim & Y.D.Kim [5]
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. barbatum (Nakai) M.Kim Chrysosplenium barbatum Nakai[6]
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. pilosopetiolatum (Z.P.Jien) J.T.Pan Chrysosplenium pilosopetiolatum Z.P.Jien[7]
Chrysosplenium pilosum subsp. pilosum
Chrysosplenium pilosum subsp. schagae (Kharkev. & Vyschin) Vorosch. Chrysosplenium schagae Kharkev. & Vyschin [8]
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. sphaerospermum (Maxim.) H.Hara Chrysosplenium sphaerospermum Maxim.[9]
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. valdepilosum Ohwi

In South Korea, where it is known as Chrysosplenium barbatum,[4] Chrysosplenium pilosum var. barbatum is said by Plants of the World online to be found only on Jeju Island.[10] However, the South Korean authority[4] states that it is found throughout Korea (and this is shown also in GBIF).[11]

The variety aureobracteatum (yellowish-bract golden saxifrage)[12] was first described in 2015 as the species Chrysosplenium aureabracteatum by Kim Yong-in and Kim Young-Dong,[13] and was transferred to a variety of C. pilosum in 2017 by Kim Muyeol.[5][14] This variety is found only in Korea.[5]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in far-east Russia, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea, Japan and China,[2][15] growing in shaded and moist areas of the forest understorey, and in rock crevices, at altitudes of 1500 to 3500 m.[15]

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