FloraFinder.org
Home   About Us   FAQ  
Searching   Image Use Plant Books
x
FloraFinder uses cookies only for correct operation. More info. Okay

Saxifraga virginiensis Michx.

Early saxifrage

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
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
Speciesvirginiensis“Of or from Virginia”

About plant names...

[An article has not been written yet.]

 

Saxifraga virginiensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.


 

Saxifraga virginiensis (early saxifrage)

4/15/1979 · Memphis, Ten­nes­see · By Tim Chandler

Saxifraga virginiensis (early saxifrage)

4/15/1979 · By Tim Chandler

Range:

About this map...