Saxifraga
Translingual
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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): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (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
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