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n. - A large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs.

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  • A high proportion of alpine and sub-alpine herbs in Fumariaceae, Primulaceae, Saxifragaceae, and Scrophulariaceae are endemic and several are endangered.
  • Soils made restive by solufluction support a restricted assemblage of plants (Saxifragaceae, Brassicaceae, and Corydalis) that are adapted to sliding on scree while...
  • New species and new variety on Malvaceae and Saxifragaceae
  • A number of references note that this parasitic species saps nutrients from plants in the Saxifragaceae, Asteraceae and the genus
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