| Saxifraga |
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| Saxifraga cochlearis |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Order: |
Saxifragales |
| Family: |
Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: |
Saxifraga
Tourn. ex L. (1753) |
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| Type species |
Saxifraga granulata
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| Sections |
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See text |
| Synonyms |
- Adenogyna Raf. (1836), nom. superfl.
- Antiphylla Haw. (1821)
- Aphomonix Raf. (1837)
- Boecherarctica Á.Löve (1984)
- Chondrosea Haw. (1821)
- Ciliaria Haw. (1821)
- Cymbalariella Nappi (1903)
- Dactyloides Nieuwl. (1915), nom. superfl.
- Diptera Borkh. (1794), nom. superfl.
- Ditriclita Raf. (1836), nom. nud.
- Evaiezoa Raf. (1837)
- Geryonia Schrank ex Hoppe (1818)
- Geum Mill. (1754), nom. illeg.
- Hirculus Haw. (1821)
- Kingstonia Gray (1821 publ. 1822)
- Leptasea Haw. (1821)
- Ligularia Duval (1809), nom. superfl.
- Lobaria Haw. (1821), nom. illeg.
- Miscopetalum Haw. (1812)
- Muscaria Haw. (1821)
- Oreosplenium Zahlbr. ex Endl.(1839), pro syn.
- Ponista Raf. (1837)
- Robertsonia Haw. (1812)
- Rupifraga L. ex Raf. (1837), nom. superfl.
- Saxifragella Engl. (1891)
- Sekika Medik. (1791)
- Tridactylites Haw. (1821)
- Tristylea Jord. & Fourr. (1870)
- Tulorima Raf. (1837)
- Zahlbrucknera Rchb. (1832)
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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 saxum ("rock" or "stone") + frangere ("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.