Boykinia
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Boykinia is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages
. It contains about 8 species known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous
creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescence
s of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.
Species include:
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a plant family with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera.The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic...
. It contains about 8 species known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.
Species include:
- Boykinia aconitifolia - Allegheny brookfoam
- Boykinia intermedia - Sierra brookfoam
- Boykinia majorBoykinia majorBoykinia major is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name large boykinia. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana, where it grows in shady forest understory and wet mountain meadows...
- large boykinia - Boykinia occidentalisBoykinia occidentalisBoykinia occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name coastal brookfoam. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in shady areas near riverbanks and streams...
- coastal brookfoam - Boykinia richardsonii - Richardson's brookfoam
- Boykinia rotundifoliaBoykinia rotundifoliaBoykinia rotundifolia is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name roundleafed brookfoam. It is endemic to southern California, where it grows in shady forested areas near streams in the mountains...
- roundleaf brookfoam