Biology:Bergenia purpurascens
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Bergenia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Bergenia |
| Species: | B. purpurascens
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| Bergenia purpurascens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl.
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Bergenia purpurascens, the purple bergenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb[2] and is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Tibet, south-central China, and Myanmar.[1] The species, its putative variety Bergenia purpurascens var. delavayi, and its cultivar 'Irish Crimson' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4][5] A useful feature in the garden is the visual interest that its foliage provides by turning a deep beet red during the winter.[2] The Latin specific epithet purpurascens is in reference to the foliage that is purple in color.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bergenia purpurascens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790378-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bergenia purpurascens". Missouri Botanical Garden. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286959.
- ↑ "Bergenia purpurascens purple bergenia". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2212/Bergenia-purpurascens/Details. "Synonyms; Bergenia beesiana"
- ↑ "Bergenia purpurascens var. delavayi Delavay bergenia". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/42870/Bergenia-purpurascens-var-delavayi/Details.
- ↑ "Bergenia purpurascens 'Irish Crimson' purple bergenia 'Irish Crimson'". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/219441/Bergenia-purpurascens-Irish-Crimson/Details. "Synonyms; Bergenia purpurascens 'Glasnevin', Bergenia 'Helen Dillon'"
Wikidata ☰ Q162316 entry
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