Saxifragaceae

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Saxifragaceae

Foamflower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae Juss.
Genera
Many, see text.

Saxifragaceae is a plant family with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera.

The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic. They have 4 or 5 petals and 5 or 10 stamens.

Well known species include:

Bergenia cordifolia
Saxifraga umbrosa
Saxifraga stellaris
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Saxifraga paniculata
Heuchera x brizoides

Parnassiaceae have sometimes been treated as part of this family, although they are only distantly genetically related.

Genera

Astilbe – false goat's-beards
Astilboides
Bensoniella – Oregon Bensoniella
Bergenia
Bolandra – false coolworts
Boykinia – brookfoams
Chondrosea – Pyramidal Saxifrage (sometimes included in Saxifraga)
Chrysosplenium – golden-saxifrages
Conimitella Rydb.
Darmera – Indian Rhubarb
Elmera Rydb. –
Hemieva Raf.
Heuchera – Coral Bells
Hieronymusia
Jepsonia
Leptarrhena R.Br.
Lithophragma – woodlandstars

Micranthes Haw.
Mitella – miterworts
Mukdenia – mukdenias
Oresitrophe
Peltiphyllum (Engl.) Engl.
Rodgersia
Saniculiphyllum
Saxifraga – saxifrages
Saxifragella Engl. (sometimes included in Saxifraga)
Saxifragodes
Saxifragopsis Small – saxifragopsises (sometimes included in Saxifraga)
Suksdorfia Gray
Sullivantia Torr. & Gray ex Gray – coolworts
Tanakaea
Telesonix Raf.
Tellima – Fringecups
Tiarella – foamflowers
Tolmiea – Piggyback Plant

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