Saxifragaceae

Translingual thumb Etymology mul Saxifraga aceae Proper noun family order Saxifragales many saxifrages and other flowering herbs Usage notes Formerly a wastebasket taxon, now stripped of woody-plant genera, gooseberries (now in Grossulariaceae family), and hydrangeas (now in Hydrangeaceae family: Cornales order). Hypernyms family Hyponyms family Saxifraga genus type genus; Astilbe genus, Astilboides genus, Bensoniella genus, Bergenia genus, Bolandra genus, Boykinia genus, Chrysosplenium genus, Conimitella genus, Darmera genus, Elmera genus, Heuchera genus, Jepsonia genus, Leptarrhena genus, Lithophragma genus, Micranthes genus, Mitella genus, Mukdenia genus, Oresitrophe genus, Rodgersia genus, Saxifragodes genus, Saxifragopsis genus, Suksdorfia genus, Sullivantia genus, Tanakaea genus, Tellima genus, Tiarella genus, Tolmiea genus other genera Derived terms mul Saxifragaceae alliance References 24187 1 Saxifragales Saxifragaceae 1 4396 1 3792 1