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Definition of Saxifrages

Saxifrage
Saxifrage Sax"i*frage (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella Saxifraga). Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, C. Americanum, common in the United States. See also under Golden. Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under Meadow.

Meaning of Saxifrages from wikipedia

- names referring to saxifrages, although they might not be close relatives of Saxifraga. They include:[citation needed] Golden-saxifrages, Chrysosplenium...
- Micranthes nidifica (Peak saxifrage) One of the common names of Saxifraga paniculata is alpine saxifrage Alpine saxifrage is a common name for Saxifraga...
- tridactylites, the rue-leaved saxifrage or "nailwort", is a species of plant in the family Saxifragaceae. Rue-leaved saxifrage is an annual plant with distinctive...
- pyramidal saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, burnet saxifrage Chrysosplenium, the golden-saxifrages Silaum silaus, the pepper-Saxifrage HMS Saxifrage, two Royal...
- two national flowers (chosen in 1935). Its relationship to the "silver saxifrages" (Saxifraga sect. Ligulatae) remains to be resolved to full satisfaction...
- alternifolium is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known as the alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage. It is a mat-forming perennial of wet places...
- Saxifraga cespitosa, the tufted alpine saxifrage or tufted saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant common to many arctic heights. It appears further...
- botanist Philip Miller in 1768 and is placed in the genus Saxifraga (the saxifrages) and in the family Saxifragaceae. The generic name Saxifraga literally...
- have cir****polar or cir****boreal distributions; only a dozen species of saxifrage and hawkweed are endemic. A few plant species were introduced by the Nor****...
- Saxifraga oppositifolia, the purple saxifrage or purple mountain saxifrage, is a species of plant that is very common in the high Arctic and also some...