Genus of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae (saxifrages)
This article is about a plant genus. For other plants called saxifrage, and other uses, see Saxifrage (disambiguation).
Saxifraga
Saxifraga cochlearis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Saxifragales
Family:
Saxifragaceae
Genus:
Saxifraga Tourn. ex L. (1753)
Type species
Saxifraga granulata
L.
Sections
See text
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms
AdenogynaRaf. (1836), nom. superfl.
AntiphyllaHaw. (1821)
AphomonixRaf. (1837)
BoecherarcticaÁ.Löve (1984)
ChondroseaHaw. (1821)
CiliariaHaw. (1821)
CymbalariellaNappi (1903)
DactyloidesNieuwl. (1915), nom. superfl.
DipteraBorkh. (1794), nom. superfl.
DitriclitaRaf. (1836), nom. nud.
EvaiezoaRaf. (1837)
GeryoniaSchrank ex Hoppe (1818)
GeumMill. (1754), nom. illeg.
HirculusHaw. (1821)
KingstoniaGray (1821 publ. 1822)
LeptaseaHaw. (1821)
LigulariaDuval (1809), nom. superfl.
LobariaHaw. (1821), nom. illeg.
MiscopetalumHaw. (1812)
MuscariaHaw. (1821)
OreospleniumZahlbr. ex Endl.(1839), pro syn.
PonistaRaf. (1837)
RobertsoniaHaw. (1812)
RupifragaL. ex Raf. (1837), nom. superfl.
SaxifragellaEngl. (1891)
SekikaMedik. (1791)
TridactylitesHaw. (1821)
TristyleaJord. & Fourr. (1870)
TulorimaRaf. (1837)
ZahlbruckneraRchb. (1832)
Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 473 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages[1][2] or rockfoils.[3] The Latin word saxifraga means literally "stone-breaker", from Latin saxum ("rock" or "stone") + frangere ("to break"). It is usually thought to indicate a medicinal use for treatment of urinary calculi (known as kidney or bladder stones), rather than breaking rocks apart.[2][4]
^ ab"Saxifraga Tourn. ex L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
^ ab"Saxifraga". National Plant Collections. Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^Roger Spencer, ed. Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia. UNSW Press, 2002. p. 81. ISBN 9780868401676
^D. A. Webb & R. J. Gornall (1989). Saxifrages of Europe. Christopher Helm. p. 19. ISBN 0-7470-3407-9.
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