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nouna large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
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Definition that contains saxifragaceae
- genus schizophragma small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
- family hydrangeaceae sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
- genus hydrangea type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
- gooseberry family in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
- hydrangeaceae sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
- genus carpenteria one species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
- genus philadelphus mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
- decumaria small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
- grossulariaceae in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
- saxifraga type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage