Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Genus en: Saxifrage

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 3 (from names table)

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Accepted: Accepted

Family: Saxifragaceae

Family ja: ユキノシタ

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Distribution en: N.temperate, S.America, N.Africa

Description en: Genus of about 440 species of mostly mat- or cushion-forming, evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous perennials, biennials, and a few annuals, mostly from mountains in the N. hemisphere. Those described are evergreen and perennial unless stated. Varying greatly in habit and leaf form, they produce flat, star-shaped, or shallowly cup-shaped flowers, either singly or in cymes, racemes, or panicles. The rosettes of monocarpic saxifrages die after flowering and are replaced by daughter rosettes. Saxifrages are suitable for rock gardens, mixed borders, and woodland gardens. Saxifrages are classified botanically into sections, subsections, and series. Those of most horticultural value are as follows.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy; S. stolonifera and its cultivars are frost hardy.

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Propagation en: Sow seed in autumn in containers in an open frame. Divide herbaceous perennials in spring. Detach indivldual rosettes and root as cuttings in late spring or early summer.

Pests en: Aphids, slugs, vine weevil grubs, and red spider mites may be a problem.

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Comment ja: ユキノシタ，ダイモンジソウ，クモマグサ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20