Chrysosplenium pilosum


Chrysosplenium pilosum, the hairy golden saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family. It was first described by Karl Maximovich in 1859.
It is a perennial species, and the fruit is a capsule.

Infraspecifics

It has a 7 infraspecifics, some with numerous synonyms.
Accepted nameBasionym
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. aureobracteatum M.KimChrysosplenium aureobracteatum Y.I.Kim & Y.D.Kim
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. barbatum M.KimChrysosplenium barbatum Nakai
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. pilosopetiolatum J.T.PanChrysosplenium pilosopetiolatum Z.P.Jien
Chrysosplenium pilosum subsp. pilosum
Chrysosplenium pilosum subsp. schagae Vorosch.Chrysosplenium schagae Kharkev. & Vyschin
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. sphaerospermum H.HaraChrysosplenium sphaerospermum Maxim.
Chrysosplenium pilosum var. valdepilosum Ohwi

In South Korea, where it is known as Chrysosplenium barbatum, Chrysosplenium pilosum var. barbatum is said by Plants of the World online to be found only on Jeju Island. However, the South Korean authority states that it is found throughout Korea.
The variety aureobracteatum was first described in 2015 as the species Chrysosplenium aureabracteatum by Kim Yong-in and Kim Young-Dong, and was transferred to a variety of C. pilosum in 2017 by Kim Muyeol. This variety is found only in Korea.

Distribution and habitat

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