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| Life form: |
| Perennial herb |
| Stems: |
| Height 5–15 cm, ground level or underground stems horizontal; rhizomatous; almost glabrous, but hairy at least at base |
| Leaves: |
| Mainly basal and distributed along the stems; sparsely hairy, kidney-shaped to round with sparse jagged edge, the lower leaves are long-stemmed and has a heart-shaped base. |
| Flowers: |
| Small gold-yellow, hermaphrodite, alternate-leaved flowers; sits in the flattened, top covered broom as bundles, they lack the crown but has four sepals, two pins and eight stamens. |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June |
| Fruits: |
| Capsule; seeds dark brown–almost black |
| Habitat: |
| Swampy forests, often by streams and cold drafts |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Chrysosplenium, Greek χρυσοϛ chrysos, "gold," and splynos, "the spleen" or splenion, "a pad or compress of linen," in reference to the sessile leaves.
alternifolium, alternating leaves.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Chrysosplenium alternifolium is pollinated by beetles, flies, self. The plant is self-fertile.
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