Gold (color) - Golden in Nature

Golden in Nature

Protista

• The golden algae or chrysophytes are a large group of heterokont algae, found mostly in freshwater.

Plants

• Golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) is a bamboo species.
• The golden poppy and goldenrod are popular flowers to cultivate in horticulture.

Animals

• The golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus) is a medium sized bamboo lemur endemic to southeastern Madagascar.
• The golden eagle is a Northern Hemisphere bird of prey.
• The goldfish is was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is still one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish and water garden fish.
• The golden retriever is a medium sized breed of dog that is one of the most popular companion animals.
• The golden toad was an amphibian that used to live in Costa Rica that is now extinct.