Saxifraga

See also: saxifraga and saxífraga

Translingual

Saxifraga granulata

Etymology

From Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”), from its frequent habit of growing in cracks in rock or in loose rock.

Noun

Saxifraga f

A taxonomic genus within the family Saxifragaceae – numerous species of small plants native to the subarctic and cooler temperate parts of the northern hemisphere.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Saxifragaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Saxifraga granulata (meadow saxifrage) - type species; for other species see Saxifraga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Saxifraga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Saxifraga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Saxifraga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Saxifraga at USDA Plants database
Saxifraga at The Plant List

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