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Saxifraga
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Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 473 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils. The Latin word saxifraga means literally "stone-breaker", from Latin ' ("rock" or "stone") + ' ("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.
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Saxifraga is a genus within the family Saxifragaceae, order Saxifragales, and class Magnoliopsida. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta and kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is Saxifraga L., and the genus is accepted in taxonomic records. The name derives from the Latin words saxis, meaning stones, and fractus, meaning broken.
The genus has been introduced to several locations, including Alabama, the Canary Islands, Colombia, Georgia, India, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Biological records for Saxifraga are held in institutions across the United States, Mexico, and China. The name is referenced by 226 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
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Saxifraga
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilySaxifragaceae
General: Saxifraga (from Lat. saxis, stones, fractus, broken
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,946
- With media
- 3,739
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Collections
- US, A, IBUNAM, GH, MADUG-UG
- Recorded in
- China, United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Saxifragaceae
- Image
- Saxifraga cochlearis1.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Saxifraga
- Commons category
- Saxifraga
- topic's main category
- Category:Saxifraga
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Saxifraga
- taxonomic type
- Saxifraga granulata
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Subdivision
- Selected species
- Formerly placed here
- Other "saxifragous" plants
- Ecology
- Cultivation
- Award of Garden Merit
- Uses
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 473 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils. The Latin word saxifraga means literally "stone-breaker", from Latin ' ("rock" or "stone") + ' ("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.
==Description==
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