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Saxifragaceae

Bergenia cordifolia (Haw.) Sternb.

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  • Common Name: Heartleaf Saxifrage
  • Family: Saxifragaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Siberia and Mongolia
  • Habitat: Damp rocky woodland and meadows

  • Description: [syn. Saxifraga cordifolia Haw.]

    Leaves orbicular, to 10 inches long, rounded or cordate at base, crenate-serrate, glabrous, often bullate; inflorescence to 16 inches long, sometimes much longer than the leaves in wild plants but not usually so in cultivated plants.

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199800010
  • Source: EEB Garden
  • Accession Date: 02-13-1998
  • Bench: 3306 - Families Rh-Sc
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-05-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Saxifragales
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  • Family: Saxifragaceae
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References:

Plants For A Future Website Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976

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