Boykinia
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| Boykinia occidentalis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Boykinia Nutt. |
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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 inflorescences of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.
Species include:
- Boykinia aconitifolia - Allegheny brookfoam
- Boykinia intermedia - Sierra brookfoam
- Boykinia major - large boykinia
- Boykinia occidentalis - coastal brookfoam
- Boykinia richardsonii - Richardson's brookfoam
- Boykinia rotundifolia - roundleaf brookfoam
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