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Saxifraga (rockfoil)

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Saxifraga Linnaeus
1919Saxifraga Knowlton
1991Saxifraga Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superrosids
orderSaxifragales
familySaxifragaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusSaxifraga

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Saxifraga Linnaeus 1753 [rockfoil]
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Saxifraga adscendens Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga aizoides Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga antumnalis Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga aspera Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga bronchialis Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga bryoides Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga bulbifera Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga cernua Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga cespitosa Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga crassifolia Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga cymboloria Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga geum Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga granulata Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga groenlandica Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga hederaceus Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga hirculus Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga hurseriana Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga hypnoides Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga nivalis Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga peritula Cockerell 1908
Saxifraga punctata Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga rivuleris Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga rotundifolia Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga sedoides Linnaeus 1753
Saxifraga stellaris Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.806 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Canada (Nunavut) Saxifraga oppositifolia (162754)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greenland Saxifraga oppositifolia (227055)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Saxifraga sp. (228781)