Saxifraga

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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

Derived terms

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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