English: Stone-breakers.
Names: Saxum = stone, frangere = break; stone-breakers.
Dutch: Steenbreekfamilie.
Botany: herbs; shady moist woodland; good humus rich soil; averse sun, wind; hoard up salt, solidify and hard; soil sandy, high in MgO, FeO, MnO, acidic, low in silica, nutrients.
TaxonomyIn the Apg3 and older classifications
Saxifragaceae has been placed in the Order
Saxifragales.
Plant theoryIn the
Plant theory Saxifragaceae is treated the same way. It is placed in
Subphase 6 in
Saxifragales.
In the
Plant theory Saxifragaceae is split in its 2 subfamilies.
Saxifragoideae is placed in
Subphase 2 in
Saxifragales.
Heucheroideae is placed in
Subphase 3 in
Saxifragales.