HyperDic: genus_saxifraga

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Saxifraga:
NOUNplantgenus Saxifraga, Saxifragatype genus of the Saxifragaceae
English > genus Saxifraga: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions / regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage.
SynonymSaxifraga
Member ofSaxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage familyA large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs
Membersmeadow saxifrage, fair-maids-of-France, Saxifraga granulatarosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers
mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoidestufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe
purple saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifoliaplants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers
saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoilAny of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, Saxifraga stellarissmall often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers
strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifraga sarmentosamEastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers
western saxifrage, Saxifraga occidentalissaxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves
yellow mountain saxifrage, Saxifraga aizoidestufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus saxifraga, saxifraga
Catalangenus saxifraga, saxifraga, Saxifraga, Saxífraga

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