saxifrage

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Definition von saxifrage im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A plant in the genus Saxifraga

{n} an herb good against the stone, a tree

{i} perennial plant that grows on rocky ground

A plant to the genus Saxifraga

any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga

Any of about 300 species of the genus Saxifraga, of the family Saxifragaceae, which is composed of 36 genera of mostly perennial herbaceous plants. Members of the saxifrage family are known for their ability to grow and thrive on exposed rocky crags and in fissures of rocks. They are adapted to the full range of moisture conditions, but most grow in moist, shaded woodlands in northern cold and temperate regions. Leaves characteristically alternate along the stem and sometimes are deeply lobed or form rosettes. Flowers generally are borne in branched clusters and range in colour from greenish to white or yellow and from pink or red to purple. The fruit is a capsule. Saxifraga species are planted in rock gardens or as border ornamentals, prized for their small, bright flowers, fine-textured foliage, and early spring flowering. Other well-known genera in the saxifrage family are Astilbe, Heuchera, and Mitella

Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions

Relevante Übersetzungen

golden saxifrage

any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium

leatherleaf saxifrage

plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho

meadow saxifrage

rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe

mossy saxifrage

tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers

purple saxifrage

plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America

star saxifrage

small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe

western saxifrage

saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America

yellow mountain saxifrage

tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange

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