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Boykinia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Boykinia

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Saxifragaceae

Higher classification
  
Saxifragaceae

Order
  
Saxifragales

Boykinia BOYKINIA OCCIDENTALIS SEEDS Western Boykinia Coastal brookfoam

Lower classifications
  
Boykinia occidentalis, Boykinia major, Boykinia rotundifolia

Boykinia garden plants


Boykinia is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains at least nine species, known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescences of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.

Contents

Boykinia Boykinia occidentalis Coast Boykinia

Selected species

Common names, if any, appear next to the species in gray.

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  • B. aconitifolia Nutt. (type) – Allegheny brookfoam
  • B. heucheriformis (Rydb.) Rosend.
  • B. intermedia (A.Heller) G.N.Jones – Sierra brookfoam
  • B. jamesii (Torr.) Engl.
  • B. lycoctonifolia (Maxim.) Engl.
  • B. major A.Gray – large boykinia
  • B. occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray – coastal brookfoam
  • B. richardsonii (Hook.) A.Gray ex B.D.Jacks. – Richardson's brookfoam
  • B. rotundifolia Parry ex A.Gray – roundleaf brookfoam
    • List source :
    Boykinia httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

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    References

    Boykinia Wikipedia
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