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Saxifraga caespitosa L.

Tufted alpine saxifrage, tufted saxifrage

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Saxifraga cespitosa L., orth. var.

 

Saxifraga caespitosa (tufted alpine saxifrage, tufted saxifrage)

6/19/2019 · Westfjords Region, Iceland · By John W. Kent

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderRosalesRose family and eight others
FamilySaxifragaceaeSaxifrage family; means “stone-breaking”
GenusSaxifragaFrom Latin saxum, “a rock,” and frango, “to break,” because they appear to enlarge rock crevices from which they grow
SpeciescaespitosaAlternate spelling of caespitosa

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Saxifraga caespitosa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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