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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Saxifragaceae

Hierarchical position of the Family Saxifragaceae

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Rosidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 264. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Saxifraganae Reveal pub. Phytologia 76: 4. 1994.       Ordo  Saxifragales Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 35. 1829.       Subordo  Saxifragineae Engl. pub. Syllabus, ed. 2: 125. Mai 1898.       Familia  Saxifragaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 308. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Saxifrages

Named members of the Family Saxifragaceae

1	Genus  Aceriphyllum Engl. syn. Mukdenia Koidz.
2	Subfamilia  Astilboideae Miq. pub. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 393. 20 Dec 1855.
	3    Subtribus  Astilbinae Engl. in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 2a: 46. Dec 1890.      4    Genus  Astilbe Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don pub. (1825) common name: false goat's beard
5	Genus  Astilboides (Hemsl.) Engl.
6	Genus  Bensonia Abrams & Bacig. syn. Bensoniella C.V.Morton
7	Genus  Bensoniella C.V.Morton common name: bensoniella
8	Genus  Bergenia Moench
9	Genus  Bolandra A.Gray common name: false coolwort
10	Genus  Boykinia Nutt. common name: brookfoam
11	Tribus  Chrysosplenieae Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 84. 1827.
	12    Genus  Chrysosplenium L. pub. (1753) common name: golden saxifrage
13	Genus  Conimitella Rydb. common name: conimitella
14	Genus  Darmera Voss common name: darmera
15	Genus  Drummondia DC. syn. Mitella L. common name: drummond moss
16	Genus  Elmera Rydb. common name: coralbells
17	Genus  Frankoa Rchb. syn. Francoa Cav.
18	Genus  Hemieva Raf. syn. Suksdorfia A.Gray
19	Genus  Heucherella Wehrh.
20	Subfamilia  Heucheroideae Burnett pub. Outl. Bot.: 734, 1132. Jun 1835.
	21    Tribus  Heuchereae Bartl. pub. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 312. Sep 1830.      22    Genus  Heuchera L. pub. (1753) common name: alumroot
23	Genus  Hieronymusia Engl. syn. Suksdorfia A.Gray
24	Genus  Hoteia C.Morren & Decne. syn. Astilbe Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don
25	Genus  Jepsonia Small common name: jepsonia
26	Subtribus  Leptarrheninae Engl. in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 2a: 46, 48. Dec 1890.
	27    Genus  Leptarrhena R. Br. pub. (1823) common name: leptarrhena
28	Genus  Leptaxis Raf. syn. Tolmiea Torr. & A.Gray
29	Genus  Lithophragma (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray common name: woodland-star
30	Genus  Megasea Haw. syn. Bergenia Moench
31	Genus  Mitella L. common name: miterwort
32	Genus  Mitellastra Howell syn. Mitella L.
33	Genus  Mitellopsis Meisn. syn. Mitella L.
34	Genus  Mukdenia Koidz.
35	Genus  Oresitrophe Bunge
36	Genus  Ozomelis Raf. syn. Mitella L.
37	Genus  Panke Willd. syn. Francoa Cav.
38	Genus  Pectiantia Raf. pub. (1837)
39	Genus  Peltiphyllum Engl. syn. Darmera Voss
40	Genus  Peltoboykinia (Engl.) Hara
41	Genus  Rodgersia A.Gray
42	Genus  Saxifragella Engl.
43	Genus  Saxifragodes D.M.Moore
44	Subfamilia  Saxifragoideae Burnett pub. Outl. Bot.: 734, 1132. Jun 1835.
	45    Tribus  Saxifrageae Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 84. 1827.      46    Subtribus  Saxifraginae Engl. in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 2a: 46. Dec 1890.      47    Genus  Saxifraga L. pub. (1753) common name: saxifrage
48	Genus  Saxifragopsis Small common name: saxifragopsis
49	Genus  Suksdorfia A.Gray common name: suksdorfia
50	Genus  Sullivantia Torr. & A.Gray common name: coolwort
51	Genus  Tanakea Franch. & Sav.
52	Genus  Telesonix Raf. syn. Boykinia Nutt. common name: brookfoam
53	Genus  Tellima R.Br. common name: tellima
54	Genus  Tetilla DC.
55	Genus  Therofon Raf. syn. Boykinia Nutt.
56	Genus  Therophon Rydb. syn. Boykinia Nutt.
57	Genus  Tiarella L. common name: foamflower
58	Genus  Tolmiea Torr. & A.Gray common name: youth on age
59	Genus  Zahlbrucknera Rchb. syn. Saxifraga L.

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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