Biology:List of Saxifragaceae genera

Short description: List of genera in the Saxifragales family, Saxifragaceae

This List of Saxifragaceae genera includes about 30 genera placed within the family Saxifragaceae s.s..

Tiarella (Foamflower)

• Astilbe – false goat's-beards
• Astilboides
• Bensoniella – Oregon bensoniella
• Bergenia
• Bolandra – false coolworts
• Boykinia – brookfoams (including Telesonix Raf.)
• Chrysosplenium – golden-saxifrages
• Conimitella Rydb.
• Darmera – Indian rhubarb (synonym Peltiphyllum)
• Elmera Rydb.
• Hemieva Raf.
• Heterisia
• Heuchera – Coral bells
• Hirculus
• Hydatica
• Jepsonia
• Leptarrhena R.Br.
• Leptasea
• Limnobotrya
• Lithophragma – woodlandstars
• Micranthes Haw.
• Mitella – miterworts
• Mukdenia – mukdenias
• Neoboykinia
• Oreotrys
• Oresitrophe
• Ozomelis
• Pectiantia
• Peltoboykinia
• Rodgersia
• Saniculiphyllum
• Saxifraga – Saxifrages (including Saxifragella Engl.)
• Saxifragodes
• Saxifragopsis Small (sometimes included in Saxifraga)
• Spatularia
• Steiranisia
• Suksdorfia Gray (including Hieronymusia)
• Sullivantia Torr. & Gray ex Gray – coolworts
• Tanakaea
• Tellima – Fringecups
• Therofon
• Tiarella – foamflowers
• Tolmiea – Piggyback plant

The family does not include the genus Sassafras, despite the possibly related Latin etymology of the names.

Bibliography

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