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Saxifraga virginiensis Michx.
Early saxifrage
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Saxifragaceae | Saxifrage family; means “stone-breaking” |
| Genus | Saxifraga | From Latin saxum, “a rock,” and frango, “to break,” because they appear to enlarge rock crevices from which they grow |
| Species | virginiensis | “Of or from Virginia” |
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Saxifraga virginiensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/15/1979 · Memphis, Tennessee · By Tim Chandler 
4/15/1979 · By Tim Chandler
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