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Saxifraga L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 398 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000034203.

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Synonyms of Saxifraga

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ligularia Duval Pl. Succ. Horto Alencon. : 11 (1809) wfo-1200105448
Adenogyna Raf. New Fl. 1: 62. 1836. wfo-4000000628
Antiphylla Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. : 43 (1821) wfo-4000002501
Aphomonix Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 65. 1836[1837]. (Jan-Mar 1837) wfo-4000002640
Boecherarctica Á.Löve Arctic Alpine Res. 16: 120 (1984) wfo-4000004859
Chondrosea Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 10 (1821) wfo-4000008066
Ciliaria Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 41 (1821) wfo-4000008318
Cymbalariella Nappi Bull. Orto Bot. Regia Univ. Napoli 1: 339 (1903) wfo-4000010355
Dactyloides Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 91 (1915) wfo-4000010641
Diptera Borkh. Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 29 (1794) wfo-4000012071
Evaiezoa Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 70 (1837) wfo-4000014378
Geryonia Schrank ex Hoppe Flora 1: 229 (1818) wfo-4000015588
Hirculus Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 40 (1821) wfo-4000017981
Kingstonia Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 531. 1821. wfo-4000020024
Leptasea Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 39 (1821) wfo-4000021201
Lobaria Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 20 (1821) wfo-4000022030
Miscopetalum Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 323. 1812. wfo-4000024401
Muscaria Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 36 (1821) wfo-4000025016
Ponista Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 65. 1836[1837]. (Jan-Mar 1837) wfo-4000030900
Robertsonia Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 321 (1812) wfo-4000033340
Rupifraga Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 67. 1836[1837]. (Jan-Mar 1837) wfo-4000033633
Saxifragella Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(2a): 61 (1891) wfo-4000034204
Sekika Medik. Philos. Bot. 2: 49 (1791) wfo-4000034963
Tridactylites Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 21. 1821. wfo-4000039107
Tristylea Jord. & Fourr. Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 5. 1869. wfo-4000039381
Tulorima Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 69. 1836[1837]. (Jan-Mar 1837) wfo-4000039567
Zahlbrucknera Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 551 (1832) wfo-4000041123
Oreosplenium Zahlbr. ex Endl. Gen. Pl. : 814 (1839) wfo-4100003659
Ditriclita Raf. New Fl. 1: 63 (1836) wfo-4100003660
Geum Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4100004587

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Saxifraga:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga abingdonensis Arundel & Gornall Saxifraga Group J. 2: 43 (1992). wfo-0000493902
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga aizoides var. autumnalis (L.) Engl. & Irmsch. – — wfo-0001261575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga aizoon var. subaffinis Briq. – wfo-0001396930
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga allenii Fedde Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 33, pt. 1: 613. 1906 wfo-0001243246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga amabilis H.Ohba & Wakab. J. Jap. Bot. 62(6): 162 (1987). wfo-0000493885
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga amphibia Sünd. in Mitteil. Bayer. Bot. Ges. ii. 190 (1909); Fedde, Repert. xv. 381. wfo-0001135382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga andrewsii Harv. London J. Bot. 7: 570 (1848) wfo-0000493859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga anglica Horný, Soják & Webr Skalnicky 1974: 26 (1974) wfo-0000493860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga anormalis Sunderman ex Horný, Soják & Webr Skalnicky 1974: 27 (1974) wfo-0000493699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga apiculata Engl. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 15: 556 (1894) wfo-0000493890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga aplophylloides Franch. Pl. Delavay. (1890) 238. wfo-0000493970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga arco-vafleyi Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 26-27: 22 1925 — wfo-0000494493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga arco-valleyi Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 26-27: 22 (1925) wfo-1000061514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga arendsii Engl. Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, 117: 443. 1916 wfo-1000035632
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga arendsii f. splendidissima Engl. Pflanzenr. , IV, 117: 444 (1916) — wfo-1200095278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga aristulata var. microcephala Engl. & Irmsch. – — wfo-0001261559
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga astilboides Losinsk. – — wfo-1000061512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga baccii Adr.Young & Gornall Saxifr. Mag. 1: 28 (1993) wfo-0000494906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga baltistanica Beuken Rock Gard. 152: 22 2024 wfo-1000061638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga barbezati Bouchard Bull. Soc. Bot. France 96: 15. 1949 wfo-0000494326
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga berolinensis Engl. & Irmsch. Pflanzenr. , IV, 117 I: 182 (1916) wfo-0000494200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga biflora var. kochii Kitt. – — wfo-1200112123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga bilekii Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 21: 114 (1915) wfo-0000494186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga blepharophylla A.Kern. ex Kolb Alpenpfl. 1890: 289 (1890) wfo-0000494306
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga boeckeleri Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 21: 59 (1915) wfo-0000494240
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga borisii Kellerer Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 43: 277. 1908 wfo-0000494189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga borisii Kellerer ex Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 93 (1906) wfo-0000494190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga boydii Dewar Garden (London, 1871-1927) 38: 10 (1890) wfo-0000494219
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga boydilacina Horný, Soják & Webr Skalnicky 1981: 114 (1981) wfo-0000494682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga brachypoda var. fimbriata Engl. & Irmsch. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48(3–4): 591–592 1912 — wfo-0001136054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga bronchialis f. pseudoburseriana (Fisch. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Engl. & Irmsch. Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 117 (Heft 69):. 1919 [6 Jun 1919] wfo-0001323680
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga bucklandii hort. ex Stein Gartenflora xxxv. (1886) 306. wfo-0000494672
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga bulbifera Oeder Fl. Dan. 3: t. 390 (1768) wfo-1000070477
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga burnatii Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. xii. 93 (1906). wfo-0000494684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga burseriana Lapeyr. Hist. Pl. Pyrénées : 226 (1813) wfo-1000070478
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga burseriana var. minor Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 92 1906 wfo-1200099606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga burseriana var. tridentina Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 92 1906 wfo-1200099668
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga bursiculata E.H.Jenkins Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 49: 141 (1911) — wfo-1000070479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga bursiculata Jenkins Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 49: 141. 1911 wfo-0000494676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga byam-groundsii Horný, Soják & Webr Skalnicky 1981(4): 114 (1981). wfo-0000494677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga camposii var. camposii – – — wfo-1200108616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga carniolica Huter ex A.Kern. Sched. Fl. Austro-Hung. v. (1888) 52. wfo-0000494705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga caroli-langii Zvolánek Skalničky 35(3): 102. 2004 wfo-0001356158
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cartilaginea Willd. ex Sternb. Revis. Saxifrag. 5. t. 3. 1810 [Jan-Jul 1810] wfo-0000494838
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga caspitosa subsp. sileneflora (Sternb.) Hultén – wfo-0001367223
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cephalantha A.Heller Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 117 I: 59. 1916 wfo-0000494412
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cernua f. cernua – – — wfo-0001135855
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cernua f. phyllomana Porsild Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 117 I: 274, fig. 65. 1916 wfo-0001324642
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cespitosa subsp. cespitosa – – — wfo-0001135771
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cespitosa subsp. decipiens (Ehrh.) Engl. & Irmsch. Pflanzenr. 67[IV,117(1)]: 359 1916 — wfo-0001135850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cespitosa var. groenlandica (L.) Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 312. 1813 [Dec 1813] wfo-0001396934
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga ciliata Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29: t. 65. 1843 wfo-0000495000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cimgani K.Lang Skalnicky 27: 164 (1996) wfo-0000495059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga clarkei Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 21: 113 (1915) wfo-0000495060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga clibranii H.B.May Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 45: 300 (1909) — wfo-1000061530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga clusii subsp. clusii – – — wfo-1200107995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga comosa (Retz.) Fellman Sched. Orch. — wfo-0001235135
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga concinna R.Rolfe Alpine Gard. 73: 463 (2005) wfo-0000494459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga contraria Harry Sm. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2(9): 252–254, f. 14a–d 1960 — wfo-0001225062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cordillerana var. cordillerana – – — wfo-0001136060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cordillerarum (Hook.) Macloskie – wfo-0001349161
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cordillerarum var. angustiloba Sternb. – wfo-0001396944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cordillerarum var. donii Sternb. – wfo-0001396946
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cordillerarum var. haenkii Presl – wfo-0001392256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga coriacea Adams Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 240. 1834 wfo-0000494470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cortraria Harry Sm. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2(9): 252–254, f. 14 a–d 1960 — wfo-0001136395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga coryophylla Griseb. Spicilegium Florae rumelicae et bithynicae. 1:333 (1843) — wfo-1000080145
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cossoniana (Boiss. & Reut.) D.A.Webb – — wfo-0001136025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cotyledon var. oederiana Ser – — wfo-1200095541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga crassifolia var. elliptica Ledeb. Fl. Altaic. 2: 117 1830 — wfo-0001136456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga crassifolia var. hawortiana Ser. Prodr. 4: 37 (1830) — wfo-1200095708
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga crenua L. – — wfo-0001248971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga crispa Farrer Engl. Rock Gard. 2: 266 (1919) — wfo-1000061524
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cuatrecasasii Font Quer Cavanillesia i. 36 (1928), hybr. wfo-0000494445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cullinanii K.Lang Skalnicky 27: 162 (1996) wfo-0000494446
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cymbalaria Sternb. ex Cham. Linnaea 6: 555 (1831) — wfo-1000070458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga cymbalaria var. cymbalaria – – — wfo-1200107686
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga daliensis H.Chuang Fl. Yunnan. 12: 59 (61). 2006 wfo-0001279932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga davurica Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1: 569 (1840) wfo-1000070451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga davurica subsp. vicaria (Sipliv.) Zhmylev Konspekt Fl. Chukotskoĭ tundry 282 (2010) wfo-1200107350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga decipiens Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. [Ehrhart] 5: 47. 1790 wfo-0001284725
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga decipiens var. arkwrightii H.B.May Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 45: 300 (1909) — wfo-1200095279
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga decipiens var. sternbergii (Willd.) Engl. Monogr. Saxifraga 188. 1872 [Mar-Apr 1872] wfo-0001396950
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga dichotoma subsp. albarracinensis (Pau) Fern.Casas & M.Laínz Candollea 29(2): 328. 1974 wfo-0000494362
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga dichotoma subsp. dichotoma – – — wfo-1200108475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga digitata Lapeyr. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 736. 1821 wfo-0000494364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga diversifolia var. lanceolata Ser. – — wfo-0001261529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga doerfleri Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 21: 57 (1915) wfo-0000494379
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga drudei Schmucker Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 57 Abt. B: 153, hybr. artef. 1937 wfo-0000494381
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga edithae Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 21: 58 (1915) wfo-0000494275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga elisabethiae Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 93 (1906) wfo-0000494276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga elongata Panz. ex Ser. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 32. 1830 [late Sep 1830] wfo-0000494078
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga engleri Huter Oesterr. Bot. Z. 55: 193 (1905) wfo-1000070430
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga engleri Regel Gartenflora 39: 649. 1890 wfo-0000494164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga eryuan J.T.Pan Iconogr. Cormophytorum Sinicorum Suppl. 2: 28 1983 — wfo-0001136194
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga eudoxiana Kellerer ex Sünd. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 93 (1906) wfo-0000494264
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga exarata subsp. leucantha (Thomas ex Sternb.) Braun-Blanq. Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4(2): 610 1922 — wfo-0000736345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga exarata var. adenophora (C.Koch) Engl. & Irmsch. – — wfo-0001268117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga faldonside Farrer Engl. Rock Gard. 2: 273 (1919) — wfo-1000061525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Saxifraga fallsvillagensis Horný, Soják & Webr Skalnicky 1981: 115 (1981) wfo-0000494262