A genus of at least 400 species (by some authorities, 2000 species) of herbaceous flowering plants. Native mostly to north temperate, arctic, & montane regions, but also extending into northern Africa & South America.
Taxonomic citation:
• Saxifraga Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 398. 1753.
Separate proposals for individual species:
Species for which the LEO-entries require NO CHANGE:
Selected species with English or German common names (not proposed):
• Saxifraga androsacea L. (1753) - scree saxifrage = Mannsschild-Steinbrech [cent. & s. Eur.]
• Saxifraga arachnoidea Sternb. (1810) - Spinnweben-Steinbrech [Italy]
• Saxifraga biflora All. (1773) - two-flowered saxifrage = Zweiblüten-Steinbrech, Zweiblütiger Steinbrech [Alps]
• Saxifraga bronchialis L. (1753) - matted saxifrage, spotted saxifrage, yellowdot saxifrage = Matten-Steinbrech [e. Asia, Alaska, w. Can., w. US]
• Saxifraga bulbifera L. (1753) - Zwiebel-Steinbrech [s. & e. Eur.]
• Saxifraga californica Greene (1889) (syn.: Micranthes californica (Greene) Small (1905)) - California saxifrage [Calif., Ore., Baja Calif.]
• Saxifraga callosa Sm. (1791) - limestone saxifrage = Zungen-Steinbrech [sw. Eur.]
• Saxifraga carpatica Sternb. (1831) - Karpaten-Steinbrech [e. Eur.]
• Saxifraga chrysantha A. Gray (1876) - goldbloom saxifrage, golden saxifrage [US Rocky Mts.]
• Saxifraga cochlearis Rchb. (1832) - Löffelblättriger Steinbrech [France, Italy]
• Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zucc. (1843) - autumn saxifrage = Heilglöckelblättriger-Steinbrech, Herbst-Steinbrech, Oktober-Steinbrech [Japan]
• Saxifraga depressa Sternb. (1810) - Dreizähniger Steinbrech, Fassa-Steinbrech [Italy]
• Saxifraga diapensioides Bellardi (1793) - Diapensienartiger Steinbrech, Diapensien-Steinbrech, Polstersteinbrech [s.-cent. Eur.]
• Saxifraga ferruginea Graham (1829) (syn.: Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall (2007)) - russet-hair saxifrage, rusty saxifrage [Alaska, nw. & w. Can., w. US]
• Saxifraga flagellaris Willd. (1812) - spider-legged saxifrage, spider saxifrage, spider plant, stoloniferous saxifrage, whiplash saxifrage [Arctic Is., Norway, Caucasus, Arctic Russia, Alaska, nw. Can., Greenland, US Rocky Mts.]
• Saxifraga globulifera Desf. (1798) - Gibraltar saxifrage [Spain, nw. Afr.]
• Saxifraga grisebachii Degen & Dörfl. (1897) (syn.: Saxifraga federici-augusti subsp. grisebachii (Degen & Dörfl.) D.A. Webb (1987)) - Engleria saxifrage [se. Eur.]
• Saxifraga hieraciifolia Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. (1799) (syn.: Micranthes hieraciifolia (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Haw. (1821)) - hawkweed-leaved saxifrage, stiff-stemmed saxifrage = Habichtskraut-Steinbrech [Eur., temp. Asia, Alaska, nw. Can., Mont.]
• Saxifraga integrifolia Hook. (1832) (syn.: Micranthes integrifolia (Hook.) Small (1905)) - whole-leaf saxifrage [B.C., US Pac. coast]
• Saxifraga longifolia Lapeyr. (1801) - Pyrenäen-Steinbrech [France, Spain, Morocco]
• Saxifraga lyallii Engl. (1869) (syn.: Micranthes lyallii (Engl.) Small (1905)) - Lyall’s saxifrage, red-stemmed saxifrage [Alaska, nw. & w. Can., nw. US]
• Saxifraga marginata Sternb. (1822) - mountain saxifrage = Kalkrand-Steinbrech [s.-cent. & se. Eur.]
• Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. (1821) (syn.: Micranthes micranthidifolia (Haw.) Small (1903)) - branch lettuce, lettuce saxifrage, lettuce-leaf saxifrage, mountain lettuce [se. US]
• Saxifraga moschata Wulfen (1781) (syn.: Saxifraga exarata subsp. moschata (Wulfen) Cavill. (1913)) - musky saxifrage = Moschus-Steinbrech [cont. Eur.]
• Saxifraga muscoides All. (1773) - Flachblättriger Steinbrech, Flachblatt-Steinbrech [s.-cent. Eur.]
• Saxifraga mutata L. (1762) - saffron-coloured saxifrage = Kiessteinbrech, Molassesteinbrech, Safrangelber Steinbrech, Safransteinbrech [cent. Eur.]
• Saxifraga occidentalis S. Watson (1888) (syn.: Micranthes occidentalis (S. Watson) Small (1905)) - Alberta saxifrage, redwool saxifrage, western saxifrage [Alaska, w. Can., w. US]
• Saxifraga odontoloma Piper (1907) (syn.: Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A. Heller (1912)) - brook saxifrage, stream saxifrage, streambank saxifrage [w. Can., w. US]
• Saxifraga oregana Howell (1895) (syn.: Micranthes oregana (Howell) Small (1905)) - bog saxifrage, Oregon saxifrage [Alberta, w. US]
• Saxifraga pedemontana All. (1785) - Piemonteser Steinbrech [s. Eur., Morocco]
• Saxifraga pensylvanica L. (1753) (Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw. (1821)) - branch lettuce, eastern swamp saxifrage, marsh saxifrage, Pennsylvania saxifrage, swamp saxifrage, wild beet = Pennsylvanischer Steinbrech [cent. Can., n.-cent. & ne. US]
• Saxifraga petraea L. (1762) - Felsensteinbrech, Karststeinbrech, Krainer Steinbrech [s.-cent. Eur.]
• Saxifraga presolanensis Engl. (1916) - Presolana-Steinbrech [Switz., Italy]
• Saxifraga retusa Gouan (1773) - Gestutzter Steinbrech, Wulfen-Steinbrech [s. Eur.]
• Saxifraga rhomboidea Greene (1898) (syn.: Micranthes rhomboidea (Greene) Small (1905)) - diamond-leaf saxifrage [w. US]
• Saxifraga rivularis L. (1753) - alpine brook saxifrage, highland saxifrage, pygmy saxifrage, weak saxifrage [n. Eur., n. Asia, Alaska, Can., Greenland]
• Saxifraga sedoides L. (1753) - eastern saxifrage = Fetthennen-Steinbrech, Fettkraut-Steinbrech, Mauerpfeffer-Steinbrech [s.-cent. & se. Eur.]
• Saxifraga seguieri Spreng. (1807) - Séguier’s saxifrage = Séguier-Steinbrech [s.-cent. Eur.]
• Saxifraga squarrosa Sieber (1821) - dolomite saxifrage = Sparriger Steinbrech, Sparrigsteinbrech [s.-cent. Eur.]
• Saxifraga tenella Wulfen (1791) - slender saxifrage = Grannensteinbrech, Zarter Steinbrech, Zartsteinbrech [s.-cent. Eur.]
• Saxifraga tolmiei Torr. & A. Gray (1840) (syn.: Micranthes tolmiei (Torr. & A. Gray) Brouillet & Gornall (2007)) - alpine saxifrage, Tolmie’s saxifrage [Alaska, B.C., w. US]
• Saxifraga tombeanensis Boiss. ex Engl. (1869) - Tombea-Steinbrech [Italy]
• Saxifraga trifurcata Schrad. (1809) - Dreigabliger Steinbrech [Spain]
• Saxifraga valdensis DC. (1815) - Waldenser Steinbrech [Alps]
• Saxifraga vandellii Sternb. (1810) - Vandelli-Steinbrech, Vandellis Steinbrech [Switz., Italy]
• Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. (1803) (syn.: Micranthes virginiensis (Michx.) Small (1903)) - early saxifrage, Virginia saxifrage [cent. & e. Can., cent. & e. US]
Other scientific synonyms (not proposed):
• Adenogyna Raf. (1836)
• Antiphylla Haw. (1821)
• Boecherarctica Á. Löve (1984)
• Cascadia A.M. Johnson (1927)
• Ciliaria Haw. (1821)
• Diptera Borkh. (1794)
• Evaiezoa Raf. (1837)
• Heterisia Raf. ex Small (1905)
• Hirculus Haw. (1821)
• Hydatica Neck. ex Gray (1821)
• Leptasea Haw. (1821)
• Ligularia Duval (1809)
• Lobaria Haw. (1821)
• Micranthes Haw. (1812)
• Miscopetalum Haw. (1812)
• Muscaria Haw. (1821)
• Robertsonia Haw. (1812)
• Rupifraga Raf. (1837)
• Saxifraga sect. Ciliatae Haw. (1803)
• Saxifraga sect. Cotylea Tausch (1823)
• Saxifraga sect. Cymbalaria Griseb. (1843)
• Saxifraga sect. Gymnopera D. Don (1822)
• Saxifraga sect. Heterisia (Raf. ex Small) A.M. Johnson (1923)
• Saxifraga sect. Irregulares Haw. (1803)
• Saxifraga sect. Ligulatae Haw. (1803)
• Saxifraga sect. Mesogyne Sternb. (1831)
• Saxifraga sect. Micranthes (Haw.) D. Don (1821)
• Saxifraga sect. Odontophyllae Gornall (1987)
• Saxifraga sect. Porphyrion Tausch (1823)
• Saxifraga sect. Trachyphyllum (Gaudin) W.D.J. Koch (1836)
• Saxifraga [unranked] Trachyphyllum Gaudin (1828)
• Saxifragella Engl. (1891)
• Saxifragopsis Small (1896)
• Sekika Medik. (1791)
• Spatularia Haw. (1821)
• Tulorima Raf. (1837)
• Zahlbrucknera Rchb. (1832)
FYI
related LEO-entries:
aus dem Französisch-Wörterbuch:
• le saxifrage | la saxifrage = der Steinbrech Pl.: die Steinbreche
aus dem Spanisch-Wörterbuch:
• la saxifrage = der Steinbrech Pl.: die Steinbreche
aus dem Italienisch-Wörterbuch:
• la sassifraga [BOT.] = der Steinbrech Pl.: die Steinbreche wiss.: Saxifraga
aus dem Russisch-Wörterbuch:
• камнело́мка [BOT.] f. = der Steinbrech Pl.: die Steinbreche wiss.: Saxifraga
aus dem Portugiesisch-Wörterbuch:
• saxífraga f. [BOT.] = der Steinbrech Pl.: die Steinbreche
5457 - Saxifragaceae