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Family · Rosids

Saxifragaceae

Saxifrages, heuchera, astilbe

Saxifrage family: mostly perennial herbs of temperate and alpine regions with basal leaves and small five-parted flowers.

Accepted species
913accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera
40accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈48 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity
Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera

Where it grows

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Saxifragaceae sits in the order Saxifragales.