Saxifraga
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- noun
- /sæksɪˈfreɪɡə/
- Specialized
- Many species of Saxifraga thrive in rocky alpine gardens.
Examples
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The botanist identified the small white flower as a Saxifraga.
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Several varieties of Saxifraga are grown for their ornamental value.
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The garden features several types of Saxifraga.
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Many Saxifraga plants thrive in rocky soil.
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Several varieties of Saxifraga are grown for their ornamental value.
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Many species of Saxifraga thrive in rocky alpine gardens.
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The botanist identified the small white flower as a Saxifraga.
Compounds
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A small plant from eastern Asia that spreads by runners and has red and white star-shaped flowers
- Specialized
A European perennial plant with a rosette of leaves and small clusters of white flowers
- Specialized
A low spreading plant that grows in mountains, lives many years, and has small white flowers
- Specialized
A small mountain plant with hairy stems and groups of white flowers on damp rocky slopes in western North America
- Specialized
A low plant that grows in thick patches on mountain rocks with bright purple-pink flowers
- Specialized
A small East Asian flowering plant with red-and-white flowers that spreads by runners called strawberry begonia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saxifraga comes from Latin parts saxum ('rock') and frangere ('to break'), so it literally means 'rock-breaker'. This is a handy memory picture because these small mountain plants often grow in cracks and on bare rocks, so the name fits what they are.