HyperDic: family_saxifragaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Saxifragaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Saxifragaceae, Saxifragaceae, saxifrage familya large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs
English > family Saxifragaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae.
SynonymsSaxifragaceae, saxifrage family
Member ofRosales, order RosalesIn some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
MembersBoykinia, genus Boykiniagenus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles
Chrysosplenium, genus Chrysospleniumgenus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers
Darmera, genus Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus PeltiphyllumOne species
Francoa, genus Francoaperennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers
Heuchera, genus Heucheragenus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
Leptarrhena, genus LeptarrhenaOne species
Lithophragma, genus Lithophragmasmall genus of perennial herbs of the western North America
Mitella, genus Mitellagenus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals
Saxifraga, genus Saxifragatype genus of the Saxifragaceae
Tellima, genus Tellimagenus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers
Tiarella, genus Tiarellasmall genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers
Tolmiea, genus TolmieaOne species
genus Astilbechiefly Asiatic perennials
genus Bergeniagenus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves
genus Parnassiagenus of bog herbs of Arctic and northern temperate regions
genus Suksdorfiasmall genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America
Broaderrosid dicot familyA family of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishsaxifragáceas
Catalansaxifragàcia, saxifragàcies

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