Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-652.10.00
Saxifragaceae
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.
Taxonomy
In the Apg3 and older classifications Saxifragaceae has been placed in the Order Saxifragales.
Plant theory
In 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.