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*Saxifraga Linnaeus. Common name: Saxifrage.
A genus of ca. 390 species, herbs (mainly perennial), of mainly north temperate regions. Sectional classification follows Tkach, Röser, & Hoffmann (2015).
References: Alley et al. (2020); Brouillet & Elvander (2009b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009); Ladd (2019); Tkach, Röser, & Hoffmann (2015); Wright et al. (2023). Show full citations.
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