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Saxifragaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 24187

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Chrysospleniaceae
 
  Common Name(s): saxifrages [English]
  
    saxifragacées [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderSaxifraganae   
                         OrderSaxifragales   
                            FamilySaxifragaceae  – saxifrages, saxifragacées  
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAstilbe Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don – feather-tree, false goat's beard 
                               GenusBensoniella C.V. Morton  
                               GenusBergenia Moench – elephant-ear 
                               GenusBolandra A. Gray – false coolwort 
                               GenusBoykinia Nutt. – brookfoam 
                               GenusCascadia A.M. Johnson  
                               GenusChrysosplenium L. – golden saxifrage 
                               GenusConimitella Rydb.  
                               GenusDarmera Voss – Indian-rhubarb, umbrella plant 
                               GenusElmera Rydb. – coralbells 
                               GenusHeuchera L. – alumroot 
                               GenusJepsonia Small  
                               GenusLeptarrhena R. Br.  
                               GenusLithophragma (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray – woodland-star 
                               GenusMicranthes Haw. – alpine saxifrage 
                               GenusMitella L. – bishop's-cap, miterwort 
                               GenusRodgersia A. Gray  
                               GenusSaxifraga L. – saxifrage 
                               GenusSaxifragopsis Small  
                               GenusSuksdorfia A. Gray  
                               GenusSullivantia Torr. & A. Gray ex A. Gray – coolwort 
                               GenusTelesonix Raf. – brookfoam 
                               GenusTellima R. Br. – fringecup 
                               GenusTiarella L. – foamflower 
                               GenusTolmiea Torr. & A. Gray – pig-a-back plant, youth on age 
       

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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
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  Reference for: saxifragacées[French]   
       
  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Saxifragaceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Saxifragaceae   
       
  Source: Saxifragaceae, Parnassiaceae, Celastraceae of N. America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Saxifragaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Saxifragaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Saxifragaceae   
       
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