Definition of genus saxifraga Genus saxifraga
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What does genus saxifraga mean?
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| genus saxifraga - type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage | ||
| Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga | ||
| rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants | ||
| family saxifragaceae, saxifragaceae, saxifrage family a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae | ||
| breakstone, rockfoil, saxifrage any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga | ||
| saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange | ||
| fair-maids-of-france, meadow saxifrage, saxifraga granulata rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe | ||
| mossy saxifrage, saxifraga hypnoides tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers | ||
| saxifraga occidentalis, western saxifrage saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America | ||
| purple saxifrage, saxifraga oppositifolia plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America | ||
| saxifraga stellaris, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe | ||
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