Called “Saxifrages, Stonecrops, And Allies” in GBIF
Saxifragales is an order of flowering plants in the superrosid clade of the eudicots. It contains 15 families and around 100 genera, with nearly 2,500 species. Well-known and economically important members of this order include saxifrages, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries, peonies, liquidambars, witch-hazel, Persian ironwood, katsura, jade plant, houseleeks, and water milfoil.
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Paeonia
5 articles
Ribes sanguineum
2 articles
Sedum
2 articles
Liquidambar styraciflua
1 article
Ribes nigrum
1 article
Paeonia lactiflora
1 article
Sedum debile
1 article
Rhodiola rosea
1 articleSedum alfredi
1 article
Liquidambar
1 article
Mitella diphylla
1 article
Itea virginica
1 article
Sedum ternatum
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Hamamelidaceae (Rhodoleia championii), Iteaceae (Virginia sweetspire), Saxifragaceae (Twoleaf Miterwort).
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Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this order, newest first.
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An ornamental flowering tree grown in Asian gardens for centuries turns out to carry one of the most potent natural...
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Tracking when and where native shrubs like Red-flowering Currant bloom helps gardeners, conservationists, and land managers...
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Humble peony plant growing in your garden may hold compounds that could one day help the millions of people with diabetes who...