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Molecular phylogenetics, morphology and a revised classification of the complex genus Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)

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Saxifraga, the most species-rich and taxonomically complex genus of Saxifragaceae, is a characteristic component of temperate to polar climatic zones and of montane to alpine vegetation belts in mountain ranges of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus encompasses more than 440 species, which display notable diversity in growth form, vegetative and reproductive characters, as well as in micromorphology of pollen grains and seeds. Using a large taxon set including representatives attributed to nearly all recognised subgenera, sections and subsections of Saxifraga (altogether 254 species), as well as a broad coverage of outgroup taxa, we inferred evolutionary relationships within Saxifraga, explored the reasons of the striking inconsistencies between previous taxonomic treatments of Saxifraga, estimated the degree of homoplasy in characters frequently employed for classification, assessed the role of hybridisation in the evolution of the genus and, finally, provided a phylogeny-based framework upon which to revise its taxonomy. The phylogenetic trees based on nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and plastid trnL-trnF DNA markers, including more than 460 newly generated sequences, were generally highly congruent, except within a single clade (sect. Saxifraga), in which incomplete lineage sorting and presumably allopolyploid speciation plays an important evolutionary role. Major lineages of Saxifraga are concordantly resolved by the DNA markers from both organelles with mostly strong node support. Our molecular phylogenetic results support the recognition of at least 13 sections and 9 subsections within Saxifraga. A part of these lineages agrees well with previously recognised infrageneric groupings, whereas others are differently delineated. Some of the groups identified by molecular phylogenetics are characterised only by the combination of different morphological characters. Frequently, micromorphological characters support the clades in the phylogenetic tree comparatively well. We here provide new ranks for three infrageneric epithets, namely for sect. Saxifraga subsect. Androsaceae and subsect. Arachnoideae and sect. Porphyrion subsect. Squarrosae. Finally, our study identifies remaining taxonomic uncertainties within Saxifraga.
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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   Saxifraga
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    
   
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
Artemisia Carex  RanunculusPoa
 
 S. hederifo-
lia S. gemmipara 
       S. adenodes
   S. magellanica  S. boussingaultii
 S. pavonii S. bicuspidata

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 S Micranthes 
Molecular phylogenetics, morphology and a revised classification of
the complex genus Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
Natalia Tkach,1 Martin Röser,1 Georg Miehe,2 Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl,3,4 Jana Ebersbach,3
Adrien Favre3 & Matthias H. Hoffmann1
 Martin Luther Universit y Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Neuwerk 21, 06108 Halle,
Germany
 Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Geography, Deutschhausstraße 10, 35032 Marburg, Germany
 University of Leipzig, Institute of Biology, Department of Molecular Evolution and Plant Systematics, Herbarium LZ, Johannisallee
21–23, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
 German Centre for Integrative Biodiversit y Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
 Natalia Tkach, natalia.tkach@botanik.uni-halle.de; Martin Röser, martin.roeser@botanik.uni-halle.de;
Matthias H. Hoffmann, matthias.hoffmann@botanik.uni-halle.de
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Abstract
Saxifraga

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Saxifraga
Saxifraga
Saxifraga
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Saxifraga
Sa xifraga
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Saxifraga
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Sa xifraga
Androsaceae ArachnoideaePorphyrionSquarrosae  
Saxifraga.
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Micranthes
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Micranthes
Chrysosplenium
Boykinia  Heuchera
Mitella  
Saxifraga
   
  

 
Saxifraga

Saxifraga
. Saxifraga Ciliatae

LigulataeTrachyphyl-
lum 
    
Bronchiales 

S. rivularis
  
S. oppositifolia





 
Saxifraga
  
Saxifraga

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
Saxifraga    
  




Bronchiales


    
  Saxifraga

Saxifraga





Saxifraga   
  
  
   


    
 S. cernua 
   Saxifraga   
 S. oppositifolia
 S. mutataS. aizoides 
 
nS. eschscholtziin
S. androsacea
 

Saxifraga




Saxifraga




Saxifraga 



Saxifraga 
  

 Saxifraga

 


 

S. bicuspidataS. korshinskyi S. mertensiana
 S. sieversiana Cascadia nuttallii 




Saxi-
fraga.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
Sampling strategy, plant material and taxonomic treat-
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 Saxifraga
      
 

   
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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Fig. 1.
Saxifraga.
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S. veitchiana Irregulares
B,
S. aristulata      Ciliatae    
C,
S. filicaulis     Ciliatae   
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D–E,
S. signataCiliatae
F,
S. diversifoliaCiliatae
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G,
S. serpyllifoliaCiliatae
H,
S. umbrosaGymnopera
M. Röser 10581 
I,
S. bryoidesTrachyphyllum 
J,
S. cotyledon L. 
LigulataeM. Röser 10387
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Odontophyllae S. odontophylla
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Saxifraga
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     
 
Pterostemon rotundifoliusItea virg-
inica
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

 



Fig. 2.
Saxifraga.
A,
S. caesiaPorphyrion Squarrosae
B,
S. juniperi-
foliaPorphyrionKabschiaM. Röser 2779
C,
S. aizoides L.
 Porphyrion Mutatae   M. Röser 2182 
D,
S. oppositifolia 
rudolphianaPorphyrion Oppositifoliae

E,
S. biflora Porphyrion Oppositifoliae
F,
S. mutataPorphy-
rionMutataeM. Röser 10412
G,
S. adscendensSaxifragaTridactylites
 M. Röser 9825 
H,
S. androsaceaSaxifraga Androsaceae

I,
S. sedoideshohenwartii  SaxifragaArachnoideae
M. Röser 10442 
J,
S. arachnoidea SaxifragaArachnoideae
M. Röser 10259
K,
S. bourgaeanaSaxifragaSaxifragaM. Röser
4682
L,
S. geranioidesSaxifragaSaxifragaM. Röser
10531 
M,
S. pubescens  iratianaSaxifragaSaxifraga 

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Table 1.
Saxifraga





 
 Irregulares
S. stolonifera 
sect. Diptera
S. stolonifera
Boraphila 
Punctatae
sect. Irregulares
S. stolonifera
sect. Heterisia

S. mertensiana 
subg. Diptera
S. stolonifera
sect. IrregularesS. stolonifera
sect. HeterisiaS. mertensi-
ana
Saxifragella
S. bicuspi-
data
Saxifragella bicuspidata

Saxifragella bicuspidata Saxifragella bicuspidata
 Pseudocymbalaria
S. sieversiana 
Dactyloides 
Eudactyloideae

Cespitosae 

Boraphila
Punctatae
Saxifraga
sect. Pseudocymbalaria
S. sieversiana
sect. Komarovia
S. korshinskyi
Tridactylites 

subsect. Lacteae
S. lactea 
 Bronchiales
S. bronchialis
Trachyphyllum 

Trachyphyllum Porphyrion

Trachyphyllum
subsect. Xeromorphicae
S. bronchialis
subsect. Criomorphicae
S. funstonii

subsect. Dentaphyllae

S. tricuspidata 
 Ciliatae
S. hirculus
sect. Hirculus
S. hirculus
grex Flagellares
S. flagellaris

grex Gemmiparae

S. gemmipara
grex Densifoliatae 
S. macrostigma

grex Hemisphaericae S. hemi-
sphaerica
grex Hirculoideae 

S. nigroglandulosa
grex Lychnitidae 

S. lychnitis
grex Nutantes 

S. nutans
grex Sediformis 

S. sediformis
grex Turfosae 

S. turfosa
sect. CiliataeS. hirculus
subsect. Flagellares

S. flagellaris
subsect. Gemmiparae 
S. gemmipara
subsect. Hemisphaericae 
S. hemisphaerica

subsect. Hirculoideae
S. nigroglandulosa 

subsect. Rosulares 
S. sediformis
subsect. Serpyllifoliae
S. serpyllifoliae 
subg. Hirculus
S. hirculus
sect. Aretiaria
S. eschscholtzii
sect. CiliataeS. hirculus
sect. Flagellares 
S. flagellaris
sect. Rosulares
S. sediformis
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




 
 Cymbalaria
S. cymbalaria 
sect. CymbalariaS. cymbalariasect. CymbalariaS. cymbalaria Saxifraga
sect. Cymbalaria
S. cymbalaria
 Cotylea
S. rotundifolia
sect. Miscopetalum
S. rotundifolia
sect. CotyleaS. rotundifolia Saxifraga
sect. CotyleaS. rotundifolia
 Gymnopera
S. hirsuta
sect. Robertsonia
S. hirsuta
sect. GymnoperaS. hirsuta Porphyrion
sect. Gymnopera
 Mesogyne
S. sibirica
Nephrophyllum

grex Sibiricae
S. sibirica
sect. MesogyneS. sibirica Saxifraga
Saxifraga
subsect. Mesogyne
S. sibirica
 Trachyphyllum
S. aspera
TrachyphyllumS. aspera TrachyphyllumS. aspera Porphyrion
TrachyphyllumS. aspera
subsect. Fibrosophyllae

S. aspera
 Ligulatae
S. cotyledon
Euaizonia
S. paniculata
grex Cotyledoniae
S. cotyledon
grex Peraizoonia
S. paniculata
grex Crustatae
S. crustata
LigulataeS. cotyledon
subsect. Aizoonia
S. paniculata
Porphyrion
LigulataeS. cotyledon
 Porphyrion
S. oppositifolia
sect. Porphyrion
S. oppositifolia
sect. Xanthizoon
S. aizoides
sect. KabschiaS. marginata

Euaizoonia 
grex Florulentae
S. florulenta
grex Mutatae
S. mutata
sect. PorphyrionS. oppositifolia
sect. XanthizoonS. aizoides
Ligulatae
subsect. Florulentae
S. florulenta

subsect. Mutatae
S. mutata
PorphyrionS. oppositifolia
sect. PorphyrionS. oppositi-
folia
sect. XanthizoonS. aizoides
sect. KabschiaS. marginata
Ligulatae
Squarrosae 

.
S. squarrosa
Kabschia
grex Squarrosae
S. squarrosa
Porphyrion
Kabschia

ser. Squarrosae
S. squar-
rosa
Porphyrion
Kabschia
Mutatae
S. mutata
sect. Xanthizoon
S. aizoides
Euaizoonia 
grex MutataeS. mutata
sect. XanthizoonS. aizoides
Ligulatae
subsect. MutataeS. mutata
Porphyrion
sect. XanthizoonS. aizoides
Ligulatae
Oppositifoliae
S. oppositifolia
sect. PorphyrionS. oppositifolia Porphyrion
Oppositifoliae
S. oppositifolia
Porphyrion
sect. PorphyrionS. oppositi-
folia
 Florulentae 
S. florulenta

Euaizoonia
grex FlorulentaeS. floru-
lenta
Ligulatae
subsect. Florulentae
S. florulenta
Porphyrion
Ligulatae
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



 
 Kabschia
S. marginata 
KabschiaS. marginata
grex Mediae
S. media
grex Juniperifoliae
S. juniperifolia
grex Kotschyanae
S. kotschyi
grex Marginatae
S. marginata
grex Rigidae
S. vandellii
grex Aretitoidae
S. aretitoides
Porphyrion
subsect. Engleria
S. media
KabschiaS. marginata
ser. Juniperifoliae
S. juniperi-
folia
ser. Lilacinae
S. lilacina

ser. Marginatae
S. mar-
ginata
ser. Rigidae
S. vandellii
ser. Aretitoideae
S. aretitoi-
des
Porphyrion
Kabschia S. marginata
 Saxifraga S. granulata TridactylitesS. tri dac-
tylites
DactyloidesS. granulata
Holophyllae

grex Tenellae
S. tenella
grex Sedoideae
S. sedoides 
grex Aphyllae
S. aphylla
grex Androsaceae
S. androsacea
Eudactyloideae
grex Axilliflorae
S. praeter-
missa
grex Aquaticae
S. aquatica
.
grex Ceratophyllae
S. trifurcata

grex Gemmiferae
S. globu-
lifera
CespitosaeS. cespitosa
grex Exarato-Moschatae
S. exarata

NephrophyllumS. granulata
grex Arachnoideae
S. arachnoidea
grex Irriguae
S. irrigua
grex Granulatae
S. granulata
sect. SaxifragaS. granulata
subsect. Tridactylites
S. tridactylites
subsect. SaxifragaS. granu-
lata
subsect. Holophyllae
subsect. Triplinervium
S. cespitosa 
SaxifragaS. granulata
TridactylitesS. tridac-
tylites
subsect. Tridactylites
S. tridactylites
sect. Discogyne
S. paradoxa
sect. Stoloniferae
S. geranioides
SaxifragaS. granulata
subsect. Saxifraga
S. granulata
Tridactylites 
S. tridactylites
Dactyloides
Eudactyloideae
Axilliflorae
TridactylitesS. tridactylites
Saxifraga
Triplinervium 

subsect. TridactylitesS. tridac-
tylites
Saxifraga
TridactylitesS. tridac-
tylites
subsect. TridactylitesS. tri-
dactylites

Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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




 
Androsaceae 

.
S. androsacea
Dactyloides
Holophyllae
grex AndrosaceaeS. andro-
sacea
Saxifraga
Holophyllae
Triplinervium
Saxifraga
Discogyne
Stoloniferae
Arachnoideae 


S. arachnoidea
Tridactylites
Dactyloides
Holophyllae
grex TenellaeS. tenella
grex SedoideaeS. sedoi-
des
grex AphyllaeS. aphylla
Nephrophyllum
grex Arachnoideae
S. arachnoidea
Saxifraga
Triplinervium
Holophyllae
Saxifraga
DiscogyneS. paradoxa
Stoloniferae
Saxifraga S. granu-
lata
DactyloidesS. granulata
Eudactyloideae
AxillifloraeS. praeter-
missa
grex AquaticaeS. aquatica
grex Ceratophyllae
S. trifurcata
grex GemmiferaeS. globu-
lifera
CespitosaeS. cespitosa
grex Exarato-Moschatae
S. exarata
Nephyrophyllum
Irriguae
grex GranulataeS. granulata
SaxifragaS. granulata
subsect. SaxifragaS. granu-
lata
Triplinervium
S. cespitosa
SaxifragaS. granulata
SaxifragaS. granulata
StoloniferaeS. gerani-
oides
Cascadia nuttallii

Tridactylites Cascadia nuttallii Cascadia nuttallii
Incertae sedis
S. odontophylla
S. nana 
Boraphila
Punctatae
Tetrameridium
S. nana
Odontophyllae
Porphyrion
Oppositifoliae
Saxifraga
Odontophyllae



 
  S. mertensiana.
 S. sieversianaS. selemdzhensis
 S. lactea.
  S. sieversianaS. korshinskyi.
 Stellariifoliae Cinerascentes
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 Cinerascentes
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 OppositifoliaeTetrameridiumTetrameridium
Oppositifoliae 
 S. nuttalliiCascadia nuttallii.
 MuscoideaeGlabellae
13 Saxifraga muscoides
 S. irrigua 
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   




RESU LT S
Alignment characteristics and phylogenetic analyses. —

SaxifragatrnL-trnF
Saxi-
fraga

Saxifraga
trnL-trnF
Saxifraga
 
         

  

Saxifraga




L =  L
= trnL-trnF

 trnL-trnF 


  
  
   
L = 
   



Tree support and incongruences. —


trnL-trnF

 Saxifraga
 


   


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   

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      

  Saxifraga   

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
trnL-trnF
S. wahlenbergii
   
trnL-trnF
S. aphylla

trnL-trnFS. moschata
   
 Saxifraga 




Saxifraga
 
S. cymbalariaS. hederacea S. sib-
thorpii   


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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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Phylogenetic relationships between major clades.

 

Cascadia nuttallii S. nut-
tallii Saxifraga
 

Saxifraga   
   Irregulares
S. mertensianaHeteri-
sia 
Saxifraga
bicuspidata 
  
Bronchiales 
S. sieversianaS. korshinskyi
S. lacteaPseudocymbalaria

Saxifraga  
trnL-trnFPseudocymbalaria
Bronchiales



Ciliatae
Fig. 3.
SaxifragatrnL-
trnF                
SaxifragaCascadia nuttalliiSaxifragodes albowiana
Pterostemon rotundifoliusItea virginica

Nuclear ribosomal ITS
DNA sequence data
Heucheroids
Cascadia nuttallii Cascadia nuttallii
Saxifragodes
albowiana
Heucheroids
Saxifragodes
albowiana
100/100 100/64
69/-
86/85
88/72
94/83
83/60
68/66
74/-
100/76
100/95
100/99
100/100
62/- 62/65
94/80
99/99
100/99
67/69
89/94
75
84
95/98
98/93
93/91
98/91
87/53
70/70
100
100
100
100
100/100
55/67
52/53
62
72
51/-
99/93
Plastid trnL-trnF
DNA sequence data
OUTGROUP
100/100
100/94
66
86
91/82
53
73
96/87
100/90
57/56
100/95
100/95
99/95
100/100
100/100
100/100
99/100
100
100
86/89
100/97
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
50/69
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
Combined dataset
ITS and trnL-trnF
Sections of Saxifraga /
main clades
Sections of Saxifraga /
main clades
ML / MP bootstrap values
SAXIFRAGA
PORPHYRION
LIGULATAE
TRACHY-
PHYLLUM
MESOGYNE
GYMNOPERA
COTYLEA
CYMBALARIA
CILIATAE
BRONCHIALES
SAXIFRAGELLA
SAXIFRAGELLA
IRREGULARES
OUTGROUP
SAXIFRAGA
PORPHYRION
LIGULATAE
TRACHY-
PHYLLUM
MESOGYNE
GYMNOPERA
COTYLEA
CYMBALARIA
CILIATAE
BRONCHIALES
PSEUDO-
CYMBALARIA
IRREGULARES
PSEUDO-
CYMBALARIA
SaxifragaSaxifraga
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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 Cymbalaria 
Saxifraga  
trnL-trnFCiliatae
Cymbalaria   



Saxifraga 
Saxifraga 

Saxifraga
Cotylea
Gymnopera Ligulatae Mesogyne
PorphyrionTrachyphyllum




Gymnopera   
trnL-trnF
E 
Porphyrion   

Mesogyne  
Fig. 4A–D.
Saxifraga
 trnL-trnF Pterostemon rotundifolius Itea virginica     
Saxifraga irrigua
Saxifraga

S. cespitosa subsp. monticola
S. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
S. terektensis
S. rosacea
S. hypnoides
S. continentales
S. cuneata
S. fragosoi
S. maderensis
S. portosancta
S. trifurcata
S. babiana
S. camposii var. leptophylla
S. canaliculata
S. latepetiolata (2)
S. latepetiolata (1)
S. dichotoma
S. carpetana
S. bulbifera
S. granulata
S. moschata
S. graeca
S. pentadactylis subsp. willkommiana
S. pentadactylis (1)
S. pentadactylis (2)
S. nevadensis
S. geranioides
S. magellanica
S. moncayensis
S. genesiana
S. vayredana
S. cebennensis
S. exarata
S. pontica
S. praetermissa
S. pubescens subsp. iratiana
S. intricata
S. hariotii
S. fragilis (2)
S. fragilis (1)
S. aquatica
S. pedemontana subsp. cymosa
S. reuteriana
S. globulifera (1)
S. globulifera (2)
S. erioblasta
S. trabutiana
S. wahlenbergii
S. osloensis (1)
S. tridactylites
S. discolor
S. rigoi
S. corsica
S. bourgaeana
S. cossoniana
S. gemmulosa
S. cintrana
S. tenella (2)
S. sedoides subsp. hohenwartii
S. tenella (1)
S. paradoxa
S. berica
S. presolanensis
S. petraea
S. arachnoidea
S. androsacea
S. seguieri
S. aphylla
S. depressa
S. irrigua
S. adscendens
S. italica
S. osloensis (2)
S. stolitzkae
S. andersonii
S. matta-florida
S. georgei
S. alpigena
S. lilacina
S. pulvinaria
S. afghanica
S. duthiei
S. roylei
S. unguipetala
S. scardica
S. wendelboi
S. marginata (1)
S. albertii
S. ferdinandi-coburgi
S. marginata (2)
S. kotschyi
S. sancta
S. marginata var. bubakii
S. felineri
S. diapensioides
S. aretioides
S. iranica
S. charadzeae
S. subverticillata
S. vandellii
S. tombeanensis
S. caspica
S. dinnikii
S. caucasica
S. colchica
S. ruprechtiana
S. pseudolaevis
S. juniperifolia
S. scleropoda
S. desoulavyi
S. columnaris
S. stribrnyi
S. thessalica
S. sempervivum
S. federici-augusti subsp. grisebachii
S. porophylla
S. spruneri
S. corymbosa
S. luteo-viridis
S. oppositifolia (1)
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (1)
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (2)
S. oppositifolia subsp. oppositifolia
S. oppositifolia subsp. smalliana
S. oppofitifolia (2)
S. retusa subsp. augustana
S. mutata
S. aizoides
S. squarrosa
S. caesia
S. florulenta
S. valdensis (1)
S. cf. cotyledon
S. valdensis (2)
S. cotyledon
S. cochlearis
S. crustata
S. hostii
S. paniculata
S. cartilaginea
S. kolenatiana
S. lingulata
S. callosa
S. bryoides
S. aspera
S. spathularis (1)
S. coriifolia
S. taygetea
S. rotundifolia
S. spathularis (2)
S. umbrosa
S. hirsuta
S. hederacea (2)
S. hederacea (1)
S. cymbalaria (1)
S. cymbalaria (2)
S. sibthorpii
S. saginoides
S. viscidula
S. aristulata
S. montana
S. pseudohirculus
S. peplidifolia
S. litangensis
S. yarlungzangboensis
S. przewalskii
S. hirculoides
S. tangutica
S. sinomontana
S. heleonastes
S. cf. hirculoides
S. tibetica
S. hirculus var. alpina
S. hirculus var. hirculus (1)
S. hirculus var. hirculus (2)
S. insolens
S. diversifolia var. haematophylla
S. egregia
S. hookeri
S. implicans
S. moorcroftiana
S. latifolia
S. lychnitis
S. isophylla
S. zimmermannii
S. parnassifolia
S. bergenioides
S. caveana
S. diversifolia
S. xiaozhongdianensis
S. kingdonii
S. kingiana
S. nanella
S. stella-aurea var. poyadena
S. gemmigera var. gemmuligera
S. contraria f. rubella
S. engleriana
S. unguiculata
S. aurantiaca
S. tatsienluensis
S. perpusilla
S. heterotricha
S. umbellatula var. umbellatula
S. signatella
S. umbellatula var. muricola
S. dingqingensis
S. umbellatula var. pectinata
S. serpyllifolia subsp. glutinosa
S. aleutica
S. serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
S. sanguinea
S. chrysantha
S. jaquemontiana
S. finitima
S. punctulata
S. sediformis
S. macrocalyx
S. platysepala
S. setigera
S. flagellaris subsp. crandallii
S. flagellaris subsp. crassiflagellata
S. flagellaris subsp. stenophylla
S. zhidoensis
S. mucronulata
S. mucronulatoides
S. pilifera
S. nigroglandulifera
S. nangxianensis
S. komarovii
S. consanguinea
S. angustata
S. hispidula (1)
S. hispidula (2)
S. strigosa var. ramosa
S. wallichiana
S. gouldii
S. brachypoda
S. gemmipara
S. filicaulis
S. substrigosa
S. eschscholtzii (1)
S. eschscholtzii (2)
S. firma (2)
S. funstonii (2)
S. funstonii (1)
S. nishidae
S. firma (1)
S. verspertina
S. taylori
S. sieversiana
S. korshinskii
S. lactea
S. bicuspidata
S. veitchiana
S. stolonifera
S. rufescens
S. mertensiana
S. nipponica
OUTGROUP
S. fortunei var. incisolobata
S. fortunei
S. cortusifolia
S. omolojensis (2)
S. anadyrensis (2)
S. anadyrensis (1)
S. spinulosa
S. omolojensis (1)
S. kruhsiana
S. stelleriana
S. cherlerioides
S. derbekii
S. bronchialis
S. bronchialis subsp. austromontana
S. caulescens
S. tricuspidata (1)
S. tricuspidata (2)
S. cherlerioides var. rebunshirensis
S. wardii
S. brunonis (1)
S. brunonis (2)
S. cuneifolia
S. blepharophylla
S. biflora
S. rivularis
S. hyperborea
S. radiata (1)
S. radiata (2)
S. bracteata (1)
S. bracteata (2)
S. cernua (2)
S. cernua (1)
S. carpatica
S. sibirica
S. granulifera
S. flexuosa
S. rivularis subsp. arctolitoralis
S. biternata
S. conifera (1)
S. conifera (2)
S. haenseleri
A
B
C
B
91/-
91/90
52/66 56/66
63/-
61/-
99/94
55/65
57/61
50/62
96/ 99
74/64
99/94
95/96
94/97
100/100
100/100
68/64
92/93
74/80
76/76
71/69
100/100
53/-
55/-
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
69/-
83/-
61/-
89/94
92/99
100/100
100/99
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/100
100/ 100
100/100
100/98
100/99
75/74
91/ 89
78/ 83
100/100
99/ 100
66/66
71/80
73/-
98/100
97/95
97/-
100/99
81/77
96/92
67/68
76/100
S. cespitosa subsp. monticola +
S. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa +
S. terektensis +
S. rosacea +
S. hypnoides +
S. continentalis +
S. cuneata +
S. fragosoi +
S. maderensis +
S. portosanctana +
S. trifurcata +
S. babiana +
S. camposii var. leptophylla +
S. canaliculata +
S. latepetiolata (2)
S. latepetiolata (1) +
S. dichotoma +
S. carpetana +
S. bulbifera +
S. granulata +
S. moschata +
S. graeca +
S. pentadactylis subsp. willkommiana
S. pentadactylis (1) +
S. pentadactylis (2) +
S. nevadensis +
S. geranioides +
S. magellanica +
S. moncayensis +
S. genesiana +
S. vayredana +
S. cebennensis +
S. exarata +
S. pontica +
S. praetermissa +
S. pubescens subsp. iratiana +
S. intricata
S. hariotii
S. fragilis (2)
S. fragilis (1) +
S. aquatica
S. pedemontana subsp. cymosa +
S. reuteriana
S. globulifera (1) +
S. globulifera (2) +
S. erioblasta +
S. trabutiana +
S. wahlenbergii +
S. osloensis (2) +
S. tridactylites +
S. discolor +
S. rigoi
S. corsica +
S. bourgaeana +
S. cossoniana
S. gemmulosa +
S. cintrana
S. tenella (2) +
S. sedoides subsp. hohenwartii +
S. tenella (1) +
S. paradoxa +
S. berica +
S. presolanensis +
S. petraea +
S. arachnoidea +
S. androsacea +
S. seguieri +
S. aphylla +
S. depressa
S. irrigua +
S. adscendens +
S. italica +
S. osloensis (1)
S. biternata +
S. conifera (1)
S. conifera (2) +
S. haenseleri
0.07
SAXIFRAGA
Arachnoideae
Saxifraga
Androsaceae
Tridactylites
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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trnL-trnFPorphyrion 

Gymnopera S. spathularisS. umbrosa


Ligulatae  
TrachyphyllumtrnL-trnF
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DISCUSSION
Major lineages of Saxifraga, morphological characteris-
tics and classification. —
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Saxifraga 

Saxifraga

C
A
100/100
100/100
100/98
91/82
99/83
100/94
100/ 100
99/98
99/100
98/100
58/ -
91/-
95/97
77/ 77
74/-
74/-
81/62
72/67
61/ 61
94/87
65/-
95/ 78
62/-
65/-
92/-
52/-
76/-
68/-
65/-
81/57
78/-
51/62
72/70
96/97
86/83
68/53
94/ 81
84/82
68/53
66/-
65/63
63/-
76/-
85/90
82/-
91/60
88/87
70/65
94/ 85
100/100
100/100
100/100
98/64
78/66
76/53
79/71
79/50
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PORPHYRION
LIGULATAE
TRACHYPHYLLUM
MESOGYNE
GYMNOPERA
COTYLEA
CYMBALARIA
Kabschia
Oppositifoliae
Florulentae
Squarrosae
Mutatae
S. stolitzkae +
S. andersonii +
S. matta-florida +
S. georgei +
S. alpigena +
S. lilacina +
S. pulvinaria +
S. afghanica +
S. duthiei +
S. roylei +
S. unguipetala +
S. scardica +
S. wendelboi +
S. marginata (1) +
S. alberti +
S. ferdinandi-coburgi +
S. marginata (2) +
S. kotschyi +
S. sancta +
S. marginata var. bubakii +
S. felineri +
S. diapensioides +
S. aretioides +
S. iranica +
S. charadzeae +
S. subverticillata +
S. vandellii +
S. tombeanensis +
S. caspica +
S. dinnikii +
S. caucasica +
S. colchica +
S. ruprechtiana +
S. pseudolaevis +
S. juniperifolia
S. scleropoda +
S. desoulavyi +
S. columnaris +
S. stribrnyi +
S. thessalica +
S. sempervivum +
S. federici-augusti subsp. grisebachii +
S. porophylla +
S. spruneri +
S. corymbosa +
S. luteoviridis +
S. oppositifolia (1)
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (1) +
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (2) +
S. oppositifolia subsp. oppositifolia +
S. oppositifolia subsp. smalliana
S. oppositifolia (2)
S. retusa subsp. augustana +
S. mutata +
S. aizoides +
S. squarrosa
S. caesia +
S. florulenta
S. valdensis (1)
S. cf. cotyledon +
S. valdensis (2) +
S. cotyledon +
S. cochlearis +
S. crustata +
S. hostii +
S. paniculata +
S. cartilaginea +
S. kolenatiana +
S. lingulata +
S. callosa +
S. bryoides +
S. aspera +
S. spathularis (1)
S. coriifolia +
S. taygetea +
S. rotundifolia +
S. spathularis (2) +
S. umbrosa +
S. hirsuta
S. hederacea (2)
S. hederacea (1)
S. cymbalaria (1) +
S. cymbalaria (2) +
S. sibthorpii +
S. cuneifolia +
S. blepharophylla
S. biflora +
S. rivularis +
S. hyperborea +
S. radiata (1) +
S. radiata (2) +
S. bracteata (1) +
S. bracteata (2) +
S. cernua (2) +
S. cernua (1)
S. carpatica +
S. sibirica +
S. granulifera +
S. flexuosa +
S. rivularis subsp. arctolitoralis +
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S. cespitosa subsp. monticola
S. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
S. terektensis
S. rosacea
S. hypnoides
S. continentales
S. cuneata
S. fragosoi
S. maderensis
S. portosancta
S. trifurcata
S. babiana
S. camposii var. leptophylla
S. canaliculata
S. latepetiolata (2)
S. latepetiolata (1)
S. dichotoma
S. carpetana
S. bulbifera
S. granulata
S. moschata
S. graeca
S. pentadactylis subsp. willkommiana
S. pentadactylis (1)
S. pentadactylis (2)
S. nevadensis
S. geranioides
S. magellanica
S. moncayensis
S. genesiana
S. vayredana
S. cebennensis
S. exarata
S. pontica
S. praetermissa
S. pubescens subsp. iratiana
S. intricata
S. hariotii
S. fragilis (2)
S. fragilis (1)
S. aquatica
S. pedemontana subsp. cymosa
S. reuteriana
S. globulifera (1)
S. globulifera (2)
S. erioblasta
S. trabutiana
S. wahlenbergii
S. osloensis (1)
S. tridactylites
S. discolor
S. rigoi
S. corsica
S. bourgaeana
S. cossoniana
S. gemmulosa
S. cintrana
S. tenella (2)
S. sedoides subsp. hohenwartii
S. tenella (1)
S. paradoxa
S. berica
S. presolanensis
S. petraea
S. arachnoidea
S. androsacea
S. seguieri
S. aphylla
S. depressa
S. irrigua
S. adscendens
S. italica
S. osloensis (2)
S. stolitzkae
S. andersonii
S. matta-florida
S. georgei
S. alpigena
S. lilacina
S. pulvinaria
S. afghanica
S. duthiei
S. roylei
S. unguipetala
S. scardica
S. wendelboi
S. marginata (1)
S. albertii
S. ferdinandi-coburgi
S. marginata (2)
S. kotschyi
S. sancta
S. marginata var. bubakii
S. felineri
S. diapensioides
S. aretioides
S. iranica
S. charadzeae
S. subverticillata
S. vandellii
S. tombeanensis
S. caspica
S. dinnikii
S. caucasica
S. colchica
S. ruprechtiana
S. pseudolaevis
S. juniperifolia
S. scleropoda
S. desoulavyi
S. columnaris
S. stribrnyi
S. thessalica
S. sempervivum
S. federici-augusti subsp. grisebachii
S. porophylla
S. spruneri
S. corymbosa
S. luteo-viridis
S. oppositifolia (1)
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (1)
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (2)
S. oppositifolia subsp. oppositifolia
S. oppositifolia subsp. smalliana
S. oppofitifolia (2)
S. retusa subsp. augustana
S. mutata
S. aizoides
S. squarrosa
S. caesia
S. florulenta
S. valdensis (1)
S. cf. cotyledon
S. valdensis (2)
S. cotyledon
S. cochlearis
S. crustata
S. hostii
S. paniculata
S. cartilaginea
S. kolenatiana
S. lingulata
S. callosa
S. bryoides
S. aspera
S. spathularis (1)
S. coriifolia
S. taygetea
S. rotundifolia
S. spathularis (2)
S. umbrosa
S. hirsuta
S. hederacea (2)
S. hederacea (1)
S. cymbalaria (1)
S. cymbalaria (2)
S. sibthorpii
S. saginoides
S. viscidula
S. aristulata
S. montana
S. pseudohirculus
S. peplidifolia
S. litangensis
S. yarlungzangboensis
S. przewalskii
S. hirculoides
S. tangutica
S. sinomontana
S. heleonastes
S. cf. hirculoides
S. tibetica
S. hirculus var. alpina
S. hirculus var. hirculus (1)
S. hirculus var. hirculus (2)
S. insolens
S. diversifolia var. haematophylla
S. egregia
S. hookeri
S. implicans
S. moorcroftiana
S. latifolia
S. lychnitis
S. isophylla
S. zimmermannii
S. parnassifolia
S. bergenioides
S. caveana
S. diversifolia
S. xiaozhongdianensis
S. kingdonii
S. kingiana
S. nanella
S. stella-aurea var. poyadena
S. gemmigera var. gemmuligera
S. contraria f. rubella
S. engleriana
S. unguiculata
S. aurantiaca
S. tatsienluensis
S. perpusilla
S. heterotricha
S. umbellatula var. umbellatula
S. signatella
S. umbellatula var. muricola
S. dingqingensis
S. umbellatula var. pectinata
S. serpyllifolia subsp. glutinosa
S. aleutica
S. serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
S. sanguinea
S. chrysantha
S. jaquemontiana
S. finitima
S. punctulata
S. sediformis
S. macrocalyx
S. platysepala
S. setigera
S. flagellaris subsp. crandallii
S. flagellaris subsp. crassiflagellata
S. flagellaris subsp. stenophylla
S. zhidoensis
S. mucronulata
S. mucronulatoides
S. pilifera
S. nigroglandulifera
S. nangxianensis
S. komarovii
S. consanguinea
S. angustata
S. hispidula (1)
S. hispidula (2)
S. strigosa var. ramosa
S. wallichiana
S. gouldii
S. brachypoda
S. gemmipara
S. filicaulis
S. substrigosa
S. eschscholtzii (1)
S. eschscholtzii (2)
S. firma (2)
S. funstonii (2)
S. funstonii (1)
S. nishidae
S. firma (1)
S. verspertina
S. taylori
S. sieversiana
S. korshinskii
S. lactea
S. bicuspidata
S. veitchiana
S. stolonifera
S. rufescens
S. mertensiana
S. nipponica
OUTGROUP
S. fortunei var. incisolobata
S. fortunei
S. cortusifolia
S. omolojensis (2)
S. anadyrensis (2)
S. anadyrensis (1)
S. spinulosa
S. omolojensis (1)
S. kruhsiana
S. stelleriana
S. cherlerioides
S. derbekii
S. bronchialis
S. bronchialis subsp. austromontana
S. caulescens
S. tricuspidata (1)
S. tricuspidata (2)
S. cherlerioides var. rebunshirensis
S. wardii
S. brunonis (1)
S. brunonis (2)
S. cuneifolia
S. blepharophylla
S. biflora
S. rivularis
S. hyperborea
S. radiata (1)
S. radiata (2)
S. bracteata (1)
S. bracteata (2)
S. cernua (2)
S. cernua (1)
S. carpatica
S. sibirica
S. granulifera
S. flexuosa
S. rivularis subsp. arctolitoralis
S. biternata
S. conifera (1)
S. conifera (2)
S. haenseleri
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S. saginoides +
S. viscidula +
S. aristulata +
S. sinomontana (1) +
S. pseudohirculus +
S. peplidifolia
S. litangensis +
S. yarlungzangboensis +
S. przewalskii +
S. hirculoides +
S. tangutica +
S. sinomontana (2) +
S. heleonastes +
S. cf. hirculoides +
S. tibetica +
S. hirculus var. alpina +
S. hirculus var. hirculus (1) +
S. hirculus var. hirculus (2) +
S. insolens
S. diversifolia var. haematophylla
S. egregia
S. hookeri
S. implicans +
S. moorcroftiana +
S. latifolia +
S. lychnitis +
S. isophylla +
S. zimmermannii +
S. parnassifolia +
S. bergenioides +
S. caveana +
S. diversifolia +
S. xiaozhongdianensis
S. kingdonii +
S. kingiana
S. nanella +
S. stella-aurea var. poyadena +
S. gemmigera var. gemmuligera +
S. contraria f. rubella +
S. engleriana +
S. unguiculata +
S. aurantiaca +
S. tatsienluensis
S. perpusilla +
S. heterotricha +
S. umbellulata var. umbellulata +
S. signatella +
S. umbellulata var. muricola +
S. dingqingensis
S. umbellulata var. pectinata
S. serpyllifolia subsp. glutinosa +
S. aleutica +
S. serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia +
S. sanguinea
S. chrysantha +
S. jacquemontiana +
S. finitima +
S. punctulata
S. sediformis +
S. macrocalyx +
S. platysepala +
S. setigera
S. flagellaris subsp. crandallii +
S. flagellaris subsp. crassiflagellata +
S. flagellaris subsp. stenophylla +
S. zhidoensis
S. mucronulata +
S. mucronulatoides +
S. pilifera +
S. nigroglandulifera +
S. nangxianensis
S. komarovii +
S. consanguinea +
S. angustata +
S. hispidula (1)
S. hispidula (2) +
S. strigosa var. ramosa
S. wallichiana +
S. gouldii +
S. brachypoda +
S. gemmipara
S. filicaulis +
S. substrigosa +
S. eschscholtzii (1) +
S. eschscholtzii (2) +
S. firma (2) +
S. funstonii (2) +
S. funstonii (1) +
S. nishidae
S. firma (1) +
S. verspertina
S. taylorii +
S. sieversiana
S. korshinskyi
S. lactea +
S. bicuspidata
S. veitchiana +
S. nipponica +
OUTGROUP
S. stolonifera +
S. rufescens +
S. mertensiana
S. fortunei var. incisolobata +
S. fortunei +
S. cortusifolia +
S. omolojensis (2) +
S. anadyrensis (2) +
S. anadyrensis (1) +
S. spinulosa +
S. omolojensis (1) +
S. kruhsiana +
S. stelleriana
S. cherlerioides +
S. derbekii +
S. bronchialis +
S. bronchialis subsp. austromontana +
S. caulescens
S. tricuspidata (1) +
S. tricuspidata (2) +
S. cherlerioides var. rebunshirensis +
S. wardii +
S. brunonis (1)
S. brunonis (2) +
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CILIATAE
SAXI-
FRAGELLA
PSEUDO-
CYMBALARIA
IRREGULARES
BRONCHIALES
S. cespitosa subsp. monticola
S. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
S. terektensis
S. rosacea
S. hypnoides
S. continentales
S. cuneata
S. fragosoi
S. maderensis
S. portosancta
S. trifurcata
S. babiana
S. camposii var. leptophylla
S. canaliculata
S. latepetiolata (2)
S. latepetiolata (1)
S. dichotoma
S. carpetana
S. bulbifera
S. granulata
S. moschata
S. graeca
S. pentadactylis subsp. willkommiana
S. pentadactylis (1)
S. pentadactylis (2)
S. nevadensis
S. geranioides
S. magellanica
S. moncayensis
S. genesiana
S. vayredana
S. cebennensis
S. exarata
S. pontica
S. praetermissa
S. pubescens subsp. iratiana
S. intricata
S. hariotii
S. fragilis (2)
S. fragilis (1)
S. aquatica
S. pedemontana subsp. cymosa
S. reuteriana
S. globulifera (1)
S. globulifera (2)
S. erioblasta
S. trabutiana
S. wahlenbergii
S. osloensis (1)
S. tridactylites
S. discolor
S. rigoi
S. corsica
S. bourgaeana
S. cossoniana
S. gemmulosa
S. cintrana
S. tenella (2)
S. sedoides subsp. hohenwartii
S. tenella (1)
S. paradoxa
S. berica
S. presolanensis
S. petraea
S. arachnoidea
S. androsacea
S. seguieri
S. aphylla
S. depressa
S. irrigua
S. adscendens
S. italica
S. osloensis (2)
S. stolitzkae
S. andersonii
S. matta-florida
S. georgei
S. alpigena
S. lilacina
S. pulvinaria
S. afghanica
S. duthiei
S. roylei
S. unguipetala
S. scardica
S. wendelboi
S. marginata (1)
S. albertii
S. ferdinandi-coburgi
S. marginata (2)
S. kotschyi
S. sancta
S. marginata var. bubakii
S. felineri
S. diapensioides
S. aretioides
S. iranica
S. charadzeae
S. subverticillata
S. vandellii
S. tombeanensis
S. caspica
S. dinnikii
S. caucasica
S. colchica
S. ruprechtiana
S. pseudolaevis
S. juniperifolia
S. scleropoda
S. desoulavyi
S. columnaris
S. stribrnyi
S. thessalica
S. sempervivum
S. federici-augusti subsp. grisebachii
S. porophylla
S. spruneri
S. corymbosa
S. luteo-viridis
S. oppositifolia (1)
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (1)
S. oppositifolia subsp. asiatica (2)
S. oppositifolia subsp. oppositifolia
S. oppositifolia subsp. smalliana
S. oppofitifolia (2)
S. retusa subsp. augustana
S. mutata
S. aizoides
S. squarrosa
S. caesia
S. florulenta
S. valdensis (1)
S. cf. cotyledon
S. valdensis (2)
S. cotyledon
S. cochlearis
S. crustata
S. hostii
S. paniculata
S. cartilaginea
S. kolenatiana
S. lingulata
S. callosa
S. bryoides
S. aspera
S. spathularis (1)
S. coriifolia
S. taygetea
S. rotundifolia
S. spathularis (2)
S. umbrosa
S. hirsuta
S. hederacea (2)
S. hederacea (1)
S. cymbalaria (1)
S. cymbalaria (2)
S. sibthorpii
S. saginoides
S. viscidula
S. aristulata
S. montana
S. pseudohirculus
S. peplidifolia
S. litangensis
S. yarlungzangboensis
S. przewalskii
S. hirculoides
S. tangutica
S. sinomontana
S. heleonastes
S. cf. hirculoides
S. tibetica
S. hirculus var. alpina
S. hirculus var. hirculus (1)
S. hirculus var. hirculus (2)
S. insolens
S. diversifolia var. haematophylla
S. egregia
S. hookeri
S. implicans
S. moorcroftiana
S. latifolia
S. lychnitis
S. isophylla
S. zimmermannii
S. parnassifolia
S. bergenioides
S. caveana
S. diversifolia
S. xiaozhongdianensis
S. kingdonii
S. kingiana
S. nanella
S. stella-aurea var. poyadena
S. gemmigera var. gemmuligera
S. contraria f. rubella
S. engleriana
S. unguiculata
S. aurantiaca
S. tatsienluensis
S. perpusilla
S. heterotricha
S. umbellatula var. umbellatula
S. signatella
S. umbellatula var. muricola
S. dingqingensis
S. umbellatula var. pectinata
S. serpyllifolia subsp. glutinosa
S. aleutica
S. serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
S. sanguinea
S. chrysantha
S. jaquemontiana
S. finitima
S. punctulata
S. sediformis
S. macrocalyx
S. platysepala
S. setigera
S. flagellaris subsp. crandallii
S. flagellaris subsp. crassiflagellata
S. flagellaris subsp. stenophylla
S. zhidoensis
S. mucronulata
S. mucronulatoides
S. pilifera
S. nigroglandulifera
S. nangxianensis
S. komarovii
S. consanguinea
S. angustata
S. hispidula (1)
S. hispidula (2)
S. strigosa var. ramosa
S. wallichiana
S. gouldii
S. brachypoda
S. gemmipara
S. filicaulis
S. substrigosa
S. eschscholtzii (1)
S. eschscholtzii (2)
S. firma (2)
S. funstonii (2)
S. funstonii (1)
S. nishidae
S. firma (1)
S. verspertina
S. taylori
S. sieversiana
S. korshinskii
S. lactea
S. bicuspidata
S. veitchiana
S. stolonifera
S. rufescens
S. mertensiana
S. nipponica
OUTGROUP
S. fortunei var. incisolobata
S. fortunei
S. cortusifolia
S. omolojensis (2)
S. anadyrensis (2)
S. anadyrensis (1)
S. spinulosa
S. omolojensis (1)
S. kruhsiana
S. stelleriana
S. cherlerioides
S. derbekii
S. bronchialis
S. bronchialis subsp. austromontana
S. caulescens
S. tricuspidata (1)
S. tricuspidata (2)
S. cherlerioides var. rebunshirensis
S. wardii
S. brunonis (1)
S. brunonis (2)
S. cuneifolia
S. blepharophylla
S. biflora
S. rivularis
S. hyperborea
S. radiata (1)
S. radiata (2)
S. bracteata (1)
S. bracteata (2)
S. cernua (2)
S. cernua (1)
S. carpatica
S. sibirica
S. granulifera
S. flexuosa
S. rivularis subsp. arctolitoralis
S. biternata
S. conifera (1)
S. conifera (2)
S. haenseleri
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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      
Saxifraga
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 

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Section Irregulares. —


Diptera Saxifraga
mertensiana 
  Boraphila  
Micranthes   
S. mertensiana   
Micranthes Heterisia
Saxifraga
Micranthes

Saxifraga 
 S. mertensiana
M. nelsoniana 
  S.  Micranthes  
S. Diptera
 IrregularesHeterisia
  Diptera
.
Irregulares 
Heterisia

Irregulares 

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  
 
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Fig. 5.
SaxifragaSaxifraga trnL-
trnF
   
trnL-trnF
S. rosacea
S. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
S. terektensis
S. cespitosa subsp. monticola
S. hypnoides
S. continentalis
S. cuneata
S. fragosoi
S. maderensis*
S. portosanctana*
S. trifurcata
S. babiana
S. camposii var. leptophylla
S. canaliculata
S. latepetiolata (2)*
S. latepetiolata (1)
S. dichotoma
S. carpetana*
S. bulbifera
S. granulata
S. moschata
S. graeca
S. pentadactylis subsp. willkommiana
S. pentadactylis (1)
S. pentadactylis (2)
S. nevadensis
S. geranioides
S. magellanica
S. moncayensis
S. genesiana*
S. vayredana
S. cebennensis
S. exarata
S. pontica*
S. praetermissa
S. pubescens subsp. iratiana
S. intricata*
S. hariotii*
S. fragilis (2)*
S. fragilis (1)
S. aquatica*
S. pedemontana subsp. cymosa
S. reuteriana*
S. globulifera (1)
S. globulifera (2)
S. erioblasta
S. trabutiana*
S. wahlenbergii
S. osloensis (2)
S. tridactylites
S. discolor*
S. rigoi*
S. corsica
S. bourgaeana
S. cossoniana*
S. gemmulosa
S. cintrana*
S. tenella (2)
S. sedoides subsp. hohenwartii
S. tenella (1)
S. paradoxa
S. berica
S. presolanensis
S. petraea
S. arachnoidea
S. androsacea
S. seguieri
S. aphylla
S. depressa*
S. irrigua
S. adscendens
S. italica
S. osloensis (1)
S. biternata
S. conifera (1)
S. conifera (2)*
S. haenseleri*
S. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
S. magellanica
S. cespitosa subsp. monticola
S. moschata
S. continentalis
S. canaliculata
S. hypnoides
S. fragosoi
S. trifurcata
S. babiana
S. camposii var. leptophylla
S. cuneata
S. latepetiolata (1)
S. dichotoma
S. bulbifera
S. granulata
S. terektensis
S. graeca
S. pentadactylis (1)
S. pentadactylis (2)
S. nevadensis
S. geranioides
S. rosacea
S. moncayensis
S. vayredana
S. cebennensis
S. exarata
S. praetermissa
S. pubescens subsp. iratiana
S. fragilis (1)
S. pedemontana subsp. cymosa
S. globulifera (1)
S. globulifera (2)
S. erioblasta
S. wahlenbergii
S. adscendens
S. osloensis (1)
S. corsica
S. bourgaeana
S. gemmulosa
S. tenella (2)
S. aphylla
S. tenella (1)
S. paradoxa
S. berica
S. sedoides subsp. hohenwartii
S. petraea
S. arachnoidea
S. androsacea
S. seguieri
S. presolanensis
S. irrigua
S. osloensis (2)
S. italica
S. tridactylites
S. biternata
S. conifera (1)
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DNA sequence data
Plastid trnL-trnF
DNA sequence data
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MP bootstrap values
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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Saxifraga mertensiana
Irregulares
 .  
   
Saxifraga
 
Mesogyne 
 Micranthes

 Saxifraga mertensiana
 Irregulares
   
S. fortuneiS. stoloniferaS. rufescens
S. nipponica
Saxifraga

Micranthes Saxifragodes
Astilboides Darmera Rodgersia 
  Peltoboykinia 



. Irregulares


  Porphyrion
Ligulatae
Section Saxifragella
Saxifraga bicuspidata



 Saxifragella

Saxifraga
 

Saxifraga  .
 
Saxifragella



 


Section Pseudocymbalaria. —
Saxifraga sieversiana
 S. korshinskyi 
  
Micranthes

  
 
Saxifraga


S. lactea

 


S. sieversianaS. korshinskyi

Saxifraga


Saxifraga

Micranthes



korshinskyiS. lactea

sieversiana



Saxifraga sieversiana
 S. selemdzhensis 
   Pseudocymba-
lariaS. korshinskyi   Komarovia
Saxifraga lactea
Lacteae
Tridactylites 
S. lactea
  Tridactylites 


Tridactylites

    
S. lacteaS. sieversianaS. korshinsk yi
   


S. sieversiana

S. korshinskyiS. lactea

Section Bronchiales. —














  

  Trachyphyllum
   


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S. aspera S. bry-
oides

Trachyphyllum  
Bron-
chiales


Bronchiales
Trachyphyllum

  Saxifraga. 


  



Bronchiales
  
       
    
 

Porphyrion
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
 Bronchiales  


Section Ciliatae. —
 Saxifraga
 
   trnL-trnF 
   

   

S. hirculus S. flagellaris 
  

S. chrysantha
 S. serpyllifolia  
S. platysepala
S. eschscholtzii 
S. aleutica

  
 

Ciliatae 
  

     
   
    


      Cilia-
tae   


Ciliatae
 
S. lychnitis
S. nigroglandulifera

 Ciliatae       
             
     
S. eschscholtzii

S. filicaulis S. gemmip-
araS. hispidula
Gemmiparae   

S. angustata S. flagellarisS. seti-
gera
 
  
Flagellares Saxifraga
eschscholtziiS. zhidoensis
Hemisphaericae  


 Ciliatae



Saxifraga aleuticaS. chrysanthaS. ser-
pyllifolia

 

Serpyllifoliae  
Rosulares
Sediformes
    
 





 S. sanguineaRosulares
Serpyllifoliae
trnL-trnFS. sanguinea
   

    
   

S. aristulata
S. diversifolia 

Hirculoideae



Saxifraga hirculus
   

Section Cymbalaria. —
 



S. cymbalariaS. hederacea S. sibthorpii
S. hederifolia
 


S. hederacea 
Saxifraga
SaxifragaCymbalaria
   


 Cymbalaria  
   



Section Cotylea. —
     
 Cot ylea S. taygetea
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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 
S. rotundifolia 

S. coriifolia
S. rotundi-
folia
  
 Cotylea


 

Section Gymnopera. —


  S. cuneifoliaS. hir-
sutaS. spathularis S. umbrosa


  Cotylea Ligulatae
Mesogyne PorphyrionTrachyphyllum 
trnL-trnF 
matK-trnK

     Gymnopera 
  



    
Cotylea 


Gymnopera

Section Mesogyne. —

Mesog yne




  
Mesogyne


    
S. cernua

S. mertensiana Irregulares
  



Mesog yne 
  S. carpat-
icaS. cernuaS. granulifera S. sibir-
icaS. rivularis
S. bracteata  S. f lexuosa  S. hyperborea
 S. rivularis  
S. radiata

Section Trachyphyllum. —
 Bron-
chiales   S. asperaS. bryoides
   Trachyphyllum

 Fibrosophyllae
Saxifraga asperaS. bryoides
   


   Trachyphyllum 
Ligulatae
Porphyrion
S. aspera
S. bryoides
 LigulataePorphyrion

S. cotyledon S. hostii    S. paniculata

Section Ligulatae. —

Ligulatae
Saxifraga paniculata
 

S. florulenta S. mutata
  
matKPorphyrion
.S. florulentaS. mutata
Ligulatae
 
  

Ligulatae


   S. cotyledon 

S. florulentaS. mutata


Section Porphyrion. —
 

S. oppositifolia 

Porphyrion   

 
S. aizoidesXanthizoon
  Ligulatae
S. florulentaS. mutata 
Florulentae  Mutatae

Porphyrion 

  
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       
OppositifoliaeLigulataePor-
phyrion   

Porphyrion
 


S. caesiaS. squar-
rosa   S. aizoides S. mutata    
     S. caesia
S. aizoides S. squarrosa  S. aizoides 
S. caesiaS. mutata
  
    
Saxifraga caesia 
S. squarrosa



 
   
Squarrosae

 Saxifraga aizoidesS. mutata
Porphyrion
XanthizoonLigula-
tae
matK


 
Saxifraga aizoidesS. mutata
Mutatae



 

Mutatae

S. aizoidesS. mutata


S . biflora
S. blepharophylla S. oppositi-
folia  S. retusa
  Oppositifoliae 
 
S. oppositifolia 

 
   

S. oppositi-
folia  



 Saxifraga florulenta

Florulen-
tae


    
Porphyrion     
S. florulenta  

S. florulenta  
Porphyrion
Ligulatae
Porphyrion 

       
  
S. sancta
S. juniperifoliaB


  


Kabschia  
Kabschia

Squarrosae

Kabschia


Saxi-
fraga spruneri
Kabschia 
  


S. stribrnyi
S. sempervivum 

 
  
  Mediae   

S. caucasicaS. pseudolaevis

    



Juniperifoliae 


  
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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
S. albertiS. roylei




Section Saxifraga. —
  
S. granulata
Saxifraga 


   


Saxifraga 

 

Saxifraga
SaxifragaSaxifraga

  


 Saxifraga 
S. adscendensS. discolorS. oslo-
ensis  S. tridactylites 
Tridactylites


S. osloensis
S. adscendensS. tridactylites
    
 

S. wahlenbergii   
trnL-trnF 

  Tridactylites
   

Tridactylites

Androsaceae

S. androsaceaS. depressa  S. italica
   S. seguieri   



S. androsacea

S. irrigua


Saxifraga
irrigua
 Androsaceae

S. aquaticaS. latepetiolata
Saxifraga


Arachnoideae  


  trnL-trnF







S. facchinii
  
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Saxifraga

Saxifraga

    


  
Saxifraga
SaxifragaS. conifera 
 

S. conifera  
 
Saxifraga



S. bourgae
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ana S. gemmulosa

S. bulbiferaS. carpetanaS. dichotoma
S. graeca 
S. globuliferaS. reuteriana
S. trabutiana
S. maderensisS. portosanctana
  

 S. babiana
S. trifurcata
  
   
S. exarataS. moschata
S. cespitosacespitosamon-
ticola  

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
 



Saxi-
fraga
   

Unplaced taxa. —
Saxifraga odontophylla
 Boraphila 

Micranthes 
   
Micranthes
S. Odontophylla.
Micranthes
SSaxifraga
  
S. odontophylla
S. sieversiana S. korshinskyi
S. odontophylla S. sibirica
Mesog yne. Saxifraga
odontophylla

S. decus-
sata S. monantha S. nana
 Saxi-
fraga Tetrameridium
 
Tetrameridium
Oppositifoliae 
Tet r a m e r idium

Delineation of Saxifraga. —
Cascadia nuttallii
Saxifraga nuttallii
S. tridac-
tylitesS. petraeaTridactylites
Cascadia
Saxifraga

 Cascadia
Saxifraga
Saxifragodes

trnL-trnFSaxifragodes albowiana

Hybridisation, hybrid speciation and allopolyploidy in
Saxifraga. —
 
  
Saxifraga


  

Saxifraga 


       

Saxifraga
S. moschata 
S. osloensisS. adscendens × S. tridactylites
S. opdalensisS. svalbardensis
 S. cernua × S. rivularis

Saxifraga






 



S. osloensis

trnL-trnF 
Saxifraga osloensis
 trnL-trnF S. adscen-
densS. tridactylites
  
S. adscendens 
 S. tridactylites  
S. adscendens
S. tridactylites  
        
Saxifraga
     
trnL-trnF
 
   
  
    

 
    


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 
     Saxifraga 


   
    
  Bronchiales 
Gymnopera Ligulatae 
 Cymbalaria 

 
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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 Flora of Nepal: Saxifragaceae
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 
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Ann. Bot. (Oxford)
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   Saxifraga
hirsuta Saxifraga
spathularis    Ann.
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 S. aizoidesS. oppositifolia. Meddel. Grøn-
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Brochmann, C. & Håpnes, A. 
Saxifraga
  
SaxifragaS. wahlenbergii

S. adscendens S. discolor S. osloensisS. tri-
dactylites Tridactylites . 
trnL-trnF S. wahlenbergii

S. androsaceaS. seguieri
Androsaceae 
     S. wahlenbergii 
S. praetermissa
S. adscen-
dens S. androsacea S. exarataS. lactea S. styri-
aca
Perdurantes
S. wahlenbergii

n =
S. wahlenbergiiS. tridac-
tylitesnS. adscendensnS. praetermissa
n
xSaxifraga androsacea
n =

          
Saxifraga     S. aphylla S. presolanensis
S. sedoides hohenwartii                
Arachnoideae

S. cespitosa S. continenta-
lis  S. graeca S. granulata S. hyp-
noides S. moschata S. rosaceaS. terektensis
Saxifraga

S. moschataS. rosa-
cea   





NEW COMBINATIONS

 Saxifraga


SaxifragaSaxifragaAndrosaceae
    stat. nov.
Saxifraga  Dactyloides Holo-
phyllaeAndrosaceae
 
   
Saxifraga androsacea L.
SaxifragaSaxifragaArachnoideae
stat. nov. Saxi-
fragaNephrophyllum
Arachnoideae
  
Saxifraga arachnoidea
SaxifragaPorphyrion Squarrosae
stat. nov.
SaxifragaKabschia Squarrosae


Saxifraga squarrosa 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      
    

   
    

           
     


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S. svalbardensis Bot. J. Linn.
Soc. 
Brochmann, C., Nilsson, T. & Gabrielsen, T.M.   

  Saxifraga osloensis
Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal.
Brochmann, C., Xiang, Q.-Y., Brunsfeld, S.J., Soltis, D.E. & Soltis,
P. S . Saxifraga
S. svalbardensis 
Amer. J. Bot. 

Brouillet, L. & Elvander, P.E.    Saxifraga 
      Flora of North
America north of Mexico  Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to
Ericaceae. 
Calder, J.A. & Savile, D.B.O. Saxi-
fragaTrachyphyllum  Brittonia 

Conti, E., Soltis, D.E., Hardig, T.M. & Schneider, J. 
SaxifragaLigula-
tae 
Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 

DeChaine, E.G. 
Saxifraga

Bronchiales
Rhodora
DeChaine, E.G., Anderson, S.A., McNew, J.M. & Wendling, B.M.

Saxifraga

Trachyphyllum

PLoS
ONE

Deng, J., Drew, B.T., Mavrodiev, E.V., Gitzendanner, M.A., Soltis,
P.S. & Soltis, E.D. 
   
Molec. Phylogen. Evol.

 
Eidesen, P.B., Müller, E., Lettner, C., Alsos, I.G., Bender, M.,
Kristiansen, M., Peeters, B., Postma, F. & Verweij, K.F. 
  

Saxifraga oppositi-
folia

Polar Res.


Elven, R., Murray, D.F., Razzhivin, V.Y. & Yurtsev, B.A. (eds.) 

 


Engler, H.G.A.  .
Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien
Podostemaceae–Platanaceae
Engler, H.G.A. & Irmscher, E.  – Saxi-
fragaDas Pflanzenreich 

Engler, H.G.A. & Irmscher, E.  – Saxifraga
Das Pflanzenreich 
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 
 Glycine tomentella  
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
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  Taxo n 

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families and genera of vascular plants
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
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Flora iberica Ebenaceae-Saxifragaceae.
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fraga pentadactylis
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Taxon 
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fraga Ceratophyllae Pl. Syst. Evol. 
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 Saxifraga

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Wakabayashi, M. & Ohba, H.    
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OUTGROUP ( Iteaceae): Itea virginica Pterostemon rotundifolius 
SAXIFRAGACEAE: Astilbe microphylla 
Astilboides tabularis Bensoniella oregona 
Cascadia nuttallii 
Chrysosplenium iowense Coni-
mitella williamsii Darmera peltata 
Elmera racemosa Heuchera micrantha 
Jepsonia parryi 
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia Lithophragma
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Tkach & al. • Molecular phylogeny of Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae)
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trifoliatum Micranthes brachypetala 
M. californica M. calycina  
M. divaricata   M. ferruginea    
M. integrifolia M. lyallii 
LM654452. M. melanocentra M. merkii 
M. micranthidifolia  M. nelsoniana  
M. nivalis  M. nudicaulis   
M. pensylvanica M. razshivinii 
M. redofskyi M. reflexa 
 M. stellaris  M. tilingiana 
M. tolmiei Mitella nuda
 Mukdenia rossii   
Oresitrophe rupifraga Peltoboykinia tellimoides 
Rodgersia pinnata Saniculiphyllum guangxiense
Saxifraga adscendens M. Röser 9710  LN812341LN812575.
S. afghanica Wu & al. 5030 LN812342LN812576. S. aizoides  
N. Tk ach  LN812343LN812577. S. alberti G. Lazkov & N.V. Kente-
baeva  LN812344LN812578. S. aleutica S. Talbot & S.L. Talbot 489 LN812345LN812579. S. alpigena  
N. Tkach 225 & M. Röser LN812346LN8125 80. S. anadyrensis 
Yu.P. Kozhevni ko v LN812347LN812581A.A. Korobkov & N.A. Sek retare va LN812348LN812582. S. andersonii
N. Tkach 228 & M. Röser  LN812349LN812583. S. androsacea M. Röser
6935 LN812350LN812584. S. angustata G. & S. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-404-14 LN812351LN812585.
S. a phylla M. Röser 7045 LN812352LN812586. S. aquatica S. arachnoidea
 M. Röser 10259   LN812353LN812587. S. aretioides    
N. Tkach 209 & M. Röser  LN812354LN81258 8. S. aristulata  G. & S . Miehe 99-134-20  LN812355
LN812589. S. aspera M. Röser 5839  LN812356LN812590. S. aurantiaca G. & S. Miehe & U. Wün-
disch 94-339-12c LN812357LN812591. S. babiana   N. Tkach 210 &
M. Röser LN812358LN812592. S. bergenioides G. & S. Miehe 00-357-03 LN812359LN812593. S. berica 
 H. Meltesics LN812360LN812594. S. bicuspidata 
S. biflora M. Röser 1430 LN812361LN812595. S. biternata 
 N. T kach 260 & M. Röser   L N812362LN812596. S. blepharophylla   
 S. bourgaeana M. Röser 4682 LN812364LN812598. S. brachypoda G. & S. Miehe
00 -385-10 LN812365LN812599. S. bracteata S. Kharkevich & V. Barkalov 423 LN812366LN812600
T. Kel so J. Flock & M. Colson 235 LN812367T. Derviz-Sokolovskaya 251LN812601. S. bronchialis  bron-
chialisT.G. Leonova LN812369LN812603. S. bronchialis  austromontana 
N. Tkach 259 & M. Röser LN812368LN812602. S. brunonis  
G. & S. Miehe 00-293-01 LN812370LN812604. S. bryoides M. Röser 9602
   LN812371 LN812605. S. bulbifera M. Röser 9124    LN812372 LN812606. S. caesia 
M. Röser 10264     LN812373 LN812607. S. callosa  N. Tkach 67  
LN8 12374LN812608. S. camposii   leptophylla A. Seg ura Zubizarreta 
LN812375LN812609. S. canaliculata N. Tkach 211 & M. Röser  
LN812 376LN812610. S. carpatica M. Röser 9676 LN812377LN812611. S. carpetana  
 S. cartilaginea    A. Patudin  LN812378 LN812612. S. caspica   
V. P r i ma A. Syunyakov LN812379LN 812 613. S. caucasica  G.L . Kudryashova LN812381LN812 615.
S. caulescens S. caveana G. & S. Miehe 00-303-12 LN812382LN812 616.
S. cebennensis       N. Tkach 261 & M. Röser 
LN812383LN 81 2617. S. cernua   N.V. Matveeva & L. Zanokha
LN812384LN812618. S. cespitosa cespitosaYu.P. Kozhe vnik ov LN812385LN81261 9. S. cespitosa monticola
V.V. Petrovsky & P.G. Zhukova LN812386LN812620. S. charadzeae T.N. Popova
& G.L. Kudryashova LN812387LN812621. S. cherlerioides  cherlerioidesV.Yu. Bark alov LN812389LN812623.
S. cherlerioides  rebunshirensis N. T kach 252 & M. Röser LN812388LN812622.
S. chrysantha G.N. Jones LN812390LN812624. S. cintrana S. cochlearis
N. T kach 213 & M. Röser  LN812391LN812625. S. colchica 
A. Dolmatova & al. LN812392LN812626. S. columnaris S. Shkhagansoev LN812393LN812627.
S. conifera       J. Fernandez-Casas 2362 LN812394L N812628.
S. consanguinea G. & S. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-344-12 LN812395LN812629. S. continentalis    
 A. Segura Zubizarreta LN812396 LN812630. S. contraria rubella   G. & S. Miehe 00-322-02 
LN812397LN812631. S. coriifolia E. Mordak h LN812398LN812632. S. corsica M. Röser
10171  LN812399LN812633. S. cortusifolia E. Pobedimova & G. Konovalova LN812634.
S. corymbosa M. Röser 9855    LN812400 LN812635. S. cossoniana  
S. cotyledon M. Röser 10572  LN812401LN812636. S. cotyledon 
N. Tkach 212 & M. Röser  LN812380L N812 614. S. crustata 
N. Tkach 79  LN812402LN812637. S. cunea ta N. T kach 230 & M. Röser  LN812403
LN812638. S. cuneifolia    N. T kach 71  LN812404LN812639. S. cymbalaria 
T.N. Popova & S.V. Bondarenko LN812405LN812640
S. depressa S. derbekii A.T. Reutt LN812406LN812641. S. desou-
lavyi    N. Tkach 214 & M. Röser   LN812407 LN812642. S. diapensioides 
N. Tkach 231 & M. Röser   LN812408LN812643. S. dichotoma 
Rivas Goday   LN812409LN812644. S. dingqingensis S. dinnikii 
N.N. Portenier LN812410LN8126 45. S. discolor W. Hilbig  LN812411S. diversifolia 
diversifoliaG. & S. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-510-29 LN812412LN812646. S. diversifolia haematophylla 
S. duthiei  N. Tkach 223 & M. Röser  LN812413L N812647.
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S. egregia S. engleriana G. & S. Miehe 9541/03 LN812 414LN812648. S. erioblasta
M. Röser 3251  LN812415LN812649. S. eschscholtzii P. Zhmy le v E.Yu. Norkina &
T.V. Plieva LN812416LN812650M.H. Hof fmann 11/55 LN812651. S. exarata M. Röser 6547  
LN812417LN812652. S. federici-augusti grisebachii 
N. Tkach 216 & M. Röser  LN812443LN812678. S. felineri   N. Tkach 207 &
M. Röser LN812419LN81265 4. S. ferdinandi-coburgi N. Tkach 232 & M. Röser
  LN812420LN812655. S. filicaulis Mie he 97-064 -10 Huang Otsu & Tunsu LN812421LN812656. S. finitima
G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-118-03  LN812422LN812657. S. firma    T. Derviz-
Sokolovskaya 498 LN812423LN812658Yu.P. Kozhevnikov & M.D. Andreeva LN812424LN812659. S. flagellaris 
crandallii R.E. Brooks 20451 LN812425LN812660. S. flagellaris crassiflagellata 
G. & S. Miehe 1008 LN812426LN8126 61. S. flagellaris stenophylla 
  G. & S . Miehe 6420  LN812427S. flexuosa E. Hultén LN 812 516LN812751. S. florulenta 
S. fortunei fortuneiE. Egorova & L. Kolchanova LN812663. S. fortunei 
incisolobata N. Tkach 215 & M. Röser   LN812428LN812662.
S. fragilis  A. Segura Zubizaretta 38403   LN812429LN812664S. fragosoi
N. T kach 206 & M. Röser  LN812430LN812665. S. funstonii 
A. Taran LN812431LN812666M.P. Andreev E.Yu. Norkina & V.V. Petrovsk y LN812432LN812667. S. gem-
migera gemmuligera G. & S. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-390-09 LN812433LN812668. S. gem-
mipara S. gemmulosa M. Röser 4738   LN812434LN812669. S. genesiana 
S. georgei   N. Tkach 233 & M. Röser  LN812435LN812670.
S. geranioides M. Röser 10531 LN812436LN812671. S. globulifera M. Röser 4622  
LN812437LN812672V.P. Botschantzev LN812438LN812673. S. gouldii G. & S. Miehe 00 -160-35
LN812439LN8 126 74. S. graeca H.J. Zündorf 23103 LN812440LN812675. S. granulata M. Röser
7437  LN812441LN812676. S. granulifera G. & S. Miehe 00-160-14 LN812442LN812677. S. haenseleri 
S. hariotii S. hederacea 
P. Gutte 62/2001  LN812444LN812679. S. heleonastes   G. & S. Miehe 03-094-26  LN812445LN812680.
S. heterotricha G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-150-20 LN812446LN812681. S. hirculoides 
G. & S. Miehe 570 LN812447LN812682. S. hirculoides G. & S . Miehe 99- 046- 09  L N812574
LN812725. S. hirculus hirculus O.M. Afonina  LN812449LN812684M.H. Hof fmann M36  
LN812450LN812685. S. hirculus alpina G. & S. Miehe 5780  LN812448LN812683. S. hirsuta 
S. hispidula G. & S. Miehe 00-205-18 LN812451
LN812686. S. hookeri S. hostii N. Tkach
70    LN812452 LN812687. S. hyperborea A.A. Korobkov LN812453 LN812688. S. hypnoides 
N. Tkach 65  LN812454LN812689. S. implicans G. & S. Miehe 10-27-02 
LN812455LN812690. S. insolens S. intricata S. iranica 
 N. Tkach 234 & M. Röser LN812456LN812691. S. irrigua J. Wankow 
LN812457LN812692. S. isophylla  G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-182-12 LN812458LN812693. S. italica 
 Anonymous LN812459LN812694. S. jacquemontiana  G. & S. Miehe 00-367-09  LN812460
LN812695. S. juniperifolia S. kingdonii G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-173-
10 LN812461 LN812696. S. kingiana   S. kolenatiana  Z. Klochkova
LN812462LN812697. S. komarovii N.N. Tzvelev LN812463LN812698. S. korshinskyi 
S. kotschyi N. T kach 235 & M. Röser  LN812464LN812699. S. kruh-
siana A.A. Korobkov & N.A. Sek retareva LN812465LN812700. S. lactea V.V. P etro vs ky 
LN812466LN812701. S. latepetiolata Anonymous 738   LN812467LN812702
S. latiflora  G. & S. Miehe 00- 421-04 LN812468LN812703. S. lilacina 
N. Tkach 80   LN812469LN812704. S. lingulata M. Röser 6664  LN812470
LN812705. S. litangensis G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-136-32 LN812471LN812706. S. luteoviridis 
N. Tkach 236 & M. Röser LN812472LN812707. S. lychnitis G. & S. Miehe
00 -373 - 04 LN812473LN812708. S. macrocalyx R.V. Kamelin & al. LN812474LN812709. S. maderensis 
K. Werner  LN812475S. magellanica N. Tkach 254 & M. Röser  
LN812476LN812710. S. marginata M. Röser 9695  LN812478LN812712
N. Tkach 229 & M. Röser  LN812363LN812597. S. marginata bubakii 
N. Tkach 217 & M. Röser  LN812477LN812711. S. matta-florida N. Tkach
237 & M. Röser   LN812479LN812713. S. mertensiana S. moncayensis 
 N. Tkach 238 & M. Röser     LN812480LN812714. S. moorcroftiana   G. &
S. Miehe 00-177-02 LN812482LN812716. S. moschata   N. Tkach 82  
LN812483LN812717. S. mucronulata G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-251-15 LN812484LN812718. S. mucronulatoides  
G. & S. Miehe 00 -320-04  LN812485LN812719. S. mutata M. Röser 10412 LN812486LN812720. S. nanella
G. & S. Miehe 9388/17 LN812487LN812721. S. nangxianensis S. nevaden-
sis M. Röser 3313 LN812488LN812722. S. nigroglandulifera G. & S. Miehe 98-059-33
LN812723. S. nipponica M. Togasi 1707 LN812489LN812724. S. nishidae 
S. omolojensis A.T. Reutt LN812490LN812726B.A. Jurtzev
LN812491S. oppositifolia S. oppo-
sitifolia   oppositifolia B.A. Jurtzev   LN812727. S. oppositifolia  asiatica    
V.A. Siplivinsk iy 74-106 LN812492LN812728G. & S. Miehe 7705 LN812729. S. oppositifolia small-
iana S. osloensis 
Schwerdtfeger 12431 LN812493LN812730. S. paniculata 
N. Tkach 66  LN812494LN812731. S. paradoxa R. Freiherr von Benz 3095
  LN812495LN812732. S. parnassifolia G. & S. Miehe 00-223-28 LN812496LN812733. S. pedemontana
cymosa M. Röser 9674 LN812497LN812734. S. pentadactylis 
M. Röser 10552   LN812498LN812735A. Segura Zubizarreta LN812499LN812736. S. pentadactylis 
willkommiana S. peplidifolia S. perpusilla 
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G. & S. Miehe 00-364-01  LN812500LN812737. S. petraea M. Röser 10236   LN812501LN812738. S. pilifera 
 G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-105-28  LN812502LN812739. S. platysepala 
V.V. Pe t r ov s k y LN812503LN812740. S. pontica M. K r…LN812504S. porophylla 
N. Tkach 239 & M. Röser LN812505LN812741. S. portosanctana S. prae-
termissa M. Röser 10584 LN812506LN812742. S. presolanensis Anonymous 
LN812507LN81274 3. S. przewalskii J.F. Rock 13017 LN81250 8LN81274 4. S. pseudohirculus   G. &
S. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-332-05   LN812509LN81 2745. S. pseudolaevis Sh. Shetekauri R. Gagnidze & T. Zangu-
rashvili LN812510S. pubescens iratiana N. Tkach 240
& M. Röser     LN812511 LN812746. S. pulvinaria   G. & S. Miehe 505 LN812512LN812747.
S. punctulata S. radiata  E. Hultén  LN812513LN812748 
V.V. P e t rov s k y T.M. Koroleva & M.P. Andreev LN812418LN812653. S. retusa augustana 
N. Tkach 241 & M. Röser   LN812 514LN812749. S. reuteriana S. rigoi 
S. rivularis rivularisV.A. Gavrilyuk & P.K. Gagarin LN812517LN812752. S. riv-
ularis arctolitoralis T.M. Zaslavskaya I.M. Litvinov & T.V. Plieva LN812515
LN812750. S. rosacea M. Röser 1115  LN812518LN812753. S. rotundifolia 
N. Tkach 68  L N812519LN81275 4. S. roylei N. Tk ach 227 & M. Röser
  LN812520LN812755. S. rufescens  A. Favre & S . Matuszak 135 LN812521LN812756. S. ruprechtiana 
  N.N. Tzvelev & al.  LN812757. S. saginoides   G. & S. Miehe 00-361-11 LN812522
LN812758. S. sancta M. Röser 2700  LN812523LN812759. S. sanguinea 
–. S. scardica N. Tkach 242 & M. Röser   LN812524LN812760. S. scleropoda 
  D. Geltman Dolmatova & Shvanova LN812525S. sediformis  J.F. Rock 9833 
LN812526S. sedoides hohenwartii M. Röser 10442  LN812527LN 812761. S. seguieri
M. Röser 1469  LN812528LN812762. S. sempervivum N. T kach
255 & M. Röser   LN812529LN812763. S. serpyllifolia serpyllifolia:  B.A. Jurtzev LN812531 LN812765.
S. serpyllifolia glutinosa Yu. P. Ko zh ev nikov LN812530LN 812764. S. setigera 
S. sibirica M. Mikhailova LN812532LN81276 6. S. sibthorpii J.N.F. Bornmülle r
675 LN812533LN812767. S. sieversiana S. signatella G. Miehe &
U. Wündisch 94-167-11 LN812534 LN812768. S. sinomontana     G. & S. Miehe 00-329-02  LN812480
LN812715G. & S. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-300-35 LN812535LN812769. S. spathularis 
   M. Röser 9430    LN812536 LN812770. S. spinulosa 
N.V. Matveeva & L . Zanokha LN812537LN812771. S. spruneri   N. Tk ach 243 &
M. Röser LN812538LN812772. S. squarrosa S. stella-aurea polyadena
 G. & S. Miehe 9436/05 LN812539LN812773. S. stelleriana 
S. stolitzkae N. Tk ach 244 & M. Röser LN812540LN812774. S. sto-
lonifera  N. Tkach 256 & M. Röser   L N812 541 LN812775. S. stribrnyi 
N. Tkach 218 & M. Röser   LN812542LN812776. S. strigosa ramosa 
S. substrigosa G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-177-23 LN812778. S. sub-
verticillata N. Tkach 262 & M. Röser LN812543LN812777.
S. tangutica G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-099-20 LN812544LN812779. S. tatsienluensis 
–. S. taygetea L. Martins & J. Müller 1815 LN812545LN812780. S. taylorii 
J.A. Calder D.B.O. Savile & R.L. Taylor 23085 LN812546LN812781. S. tenella 
N. Tkach 69    LN812548 LN812783  N. Tkach 257 & M. Röser    L N8125 47
LN812782. S. terektensis    A. Kuminova N. Peshk ova & S. Linde  LN812549LN812784. S. thessalica 
N. T kach 245 & M. Röser LN812550LN812785. S. tibetica 
G. & S. Miehe 9378/06  LN812551LN812786. S. tombeanensis N. Tkach
219 & M. Röser LN812552LN812787. S. trabutiana      B. Valdes & al . 60-2033 LN812553
–. S. tricuspidata N. Tkach 205 & M. Röser  LN812554LN812788M.H. Hoff-
mann 11/22   LN812555LN812789. S. tridactylites M. Röser 9927 LN812556LN812790. S. trifurcata
   N. Tkach 220 & M. Röser  LN812557LN812791. S. umbellulata 
umbellulata:G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-156-26 LN812559LN812793. S. umbellulata muricola 
G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-055-20 LN812558LN812792. S. umbellulata pectinata 
S. umbrosa N. Tkach 72   LN812560
LN812794. S. unguiculata G. & S. Miehe 9497/17   L N81 2561LN812795. S. unguipetala 
 N. Tkach 246 & M. Röser  LN812562LN812796. S. valdensis O. Angerer LN812563
LN812797 S. vandellii N. Tkach 247 & M. Röser
  LN812564LN812798. S. vayredana  N. Tkach 248 & M. Röser
  LN812565LN812799. S. veitchiana N. Tkach 221 & M. Röser   LN812566
LN812800. S. vespertina S. viscidula G. & S. Miehe 00 -262-
01 LN812567LN8128 01. S. wahlenbergii Anonymous LN812568LN812802. S. wallichiana 
G. & S. Miehe 00-228-31 LN812569LN812803. S. wardii G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-173-07 LN812570
LN812804. S. wendelboi N. Tkach 222 & M. Röser LN812571LN812805.
S. xiaozhongdianensis S. yarlungzangboensis G. Miehe & U. Wündisch 94-166-06 
LN812572LN812806. S. zhidoensis S. zimmermannii U. Wündisch 278 
LN812573LN812807. Saxifragodes albowiana Sa xifragopsis fra-
garioides Suksdorfia violacea Sullivan-
tia oregana Tan ak a ea radicans 
Telesonix heucheriformis Te lli ma grandiflora 
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Tolmiea menziesii  
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... polyploidization (Ebersbach et al. 2020;Zhang et al. 2022). Recent taxonomic revision recognized 13 sections and nine subsections within this genus (Tkach et al. 2015). Saxifraga sect. ...
... Irregulares Haw., currently encompasses ca. 22 species concentrated in eastern Asia, is one of the earliest lineages of Saxifraga to diverge (Tkach et al. 2015;Zhang et al. 2020bZhang et al. , 2021. It is well characterized by asymmetric flowers with three short and two unequally elongated petals (Magota et al. 2021;Soltis et al. 2001;Zhang et al. 2017). ...
... The species-rich genus Saxifraga L. comprises more than 400 species that are mainly distributed in arctic and mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere (Ebersbach et al. 2017;Pan et al. 2001;Tkach et al. 2015). Saxifraga is taxonomically difficult for their remarkable morphological variation, hybridization and al. 2001), and many of them are known only from type specimens or a handful of herbarium collections. ...
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Background Accurate species delimitation is fundamental for testing evolutionary theory and provides essential implications for conservation management. The arctic-alpine genus Saxifraga L. (Saxifragaceae) is taxonomically complex and many species have not been critically assessed. The taxonomic and phylogenetic status of Saxifraga lancangensis Y.Y.Qian, considered as a synonym of Saxifraga mengtzeana Engl. & Irmsch. in previous studies, is re-evaluated in light of new evidence presented here. Results Evidence from morphological comparison and sequencing of plastid genome indicate that S. lancangensis belongs to Saxifraga sect. Irregulares Haw., and is closely related to Saxifraga geifolia Balf.f., and S. mengtzeana. However, S. lancangensis can be diagnosed by its petals with red and clawless base, leaf blade orbicular and leaf margin shallowly dentate. Conclusions The morphological and molecular evidence support the resurrection of S. lancangensis as a distinct species. An updated morphological description based on protologue and fresh material, diagnostic characters, and original photographs of the resurrected species are presented.
... The interplay of upslope biome shifts, mountain hopping, and alpine speciation in the formation of alpine plant diversity is complex, and a global perspective of the spatial and temporal dynamics of these processes across a widespread and diverse mountain clade and within a comprehensive phylogenetic framework is lacking. Recent advances that facilitate the generation of large molecular sequence datasets, the inference of robust and densely sampled species level phylogenies 25,33,34 , and the estimation of macroevolutionary parameters [35][36][37][38][39][40] , mean that this knowledge gap can be addressed. ...
... Here, we present a species-level time-calibrated phylogenetic tree for the angiosperm genus Saxifraga, which primarily occurs in mountain systems 33 . This phylogenetic tree is estimated from 329 low copy nuclear loci, incorporates 407 species (73% of the 557 species of Saxifraga 41 ) and is analysed alongside a database of regional occurrence and biome preference information with a biogeographical model. ...
... These represent a total of 407 species, 73% of the species diversity of the genus (Supplementary Fig. 1) 41 . The phylogenetic tree is broadly congruent with previous trees based on ribosomal (ITS) and plastid DNA 33,42 . In particular, major clades delimited in 33 are recovered with high support, although there are some topological changes within and among these clades ( Fig. 2a; Supplementary Fig. 1). ...
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Mountains are among the most biodiverse places on Earth, and plant lineages that inhabit them have some of the highest speciation rates ever recorded. Plant diversity within the alpine zone - the elevation above which trees cannot grow—contributes significantly to overall diversity within mountain systems, but the origins of alpine plant diversity are poorly understood. Here, we quantify the processes that generate alpine plant diversity and their changing dynamics through time in Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae), an angiosperm genus that occurs predominantly in mountain systems. We present a time-calibrated molecular phylogenetic tree for the genus that is inferred from 329 low-copy nuclear loci and incorporates 73% (407) of known species. We show that upslope biome shifts into the alpine zone are considerably more prevalent than dispersal of alpine specialists between regions, and that the rate of upslope biome shifts increased markedly in the last 5 Myr, a timeframe concordant with a cooling and fluctuating climate that is likely to have increased the extent of the alpine zone. Furthermore, alpine zone specialists have lower speciation rates than generalists that occur inside and outside the alpine zone, and major speciation rate increases within Saxifraga significantly pre-date increased rates of upslope biome shifts. Specialisation to the alpine zone is not therefore associated with speciation rate increases. Taken together, this study presents a quantified and broad scale perspective of processes underpinning alpine plant diversity.
... As common elements in mountainous regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere, Saxifraga L. s.str. is dominated by coldadapted perennial herbs (Tkach et al., 2015). Also a few circumpolar species, and some extending southwards down the Rocky Mountain/Andean Cordillera Gao et al., 2015;Tkach et al., 2015). ...
... As common elements in mountainous regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere, Saxifraga L. s.str. is dominated by coldadapted perennial herbs (Tkach et al., 2015). Also a few circumpolar species, and some extending southwards down the Rocky Mountain/Andean Cordillera Gao et al., 2015;Tkach et al., 2015). It has 450 to 500 species all over the world, of which nearly 216 inhabit in China and a total of 139 species are endemic (Pan et al., 2001). ...
... These species in China are primarily distributed in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), frequently occurring in forest margins, grasslands, and rock faces (Pan et al., 2001). Saxifraga has been of great interest in evolutionary studies due to its great variability in morphology and habitat (Abbott & Comes, 2003;Gao et al., 2015;Healy & Gillespie, 2004;Tkach et al., 2015). ...
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Subsect. Hirculoideae Engl. & Irmsch., belonging to Saxifraga sect. Ciliatae Haw., has high species richness. It can be divided into S. diversifolia , S. pseudohirculus , and S. sinomontana complexes based on morphological characteristics. The species with prominent leaf veins on the posterior leaf edge were placed in the S. diversifolia complex, which is mainly distributed on the eastern and southern margins of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau. In this study, 53 samples, representing 15 of the 33 described species in the S. diversifolia complex, were sequenced using the Restriction‐site Associated DNA Sequence (RAD‐seq) technique. A total of 111,938 high‐quality SNP loci were screened to investigate the phylogenetic relationships within the S. diversifolia complex. The result of the neighbor‐joining (NJ) tree shows that the S. diversifolia complex is a paraphyletic group. Despite of some inconsistencies as revealed by genetic structural analysis, clustering results of representative species reconstructed by both NJ and principal component analysis analyses support previous biogeographic and morphological evidences. In addition, long‐distance gene flow events for 11 taxa were detected in the S. diversifolia complex, respectively from S. implicans 1 to S. implicans 2, S. diversifolia and S. maxionggouensis , and from S. maxionggouensis to S. nigroglandulifera . These findings may improve our comprehension of the phylogeny, classification, and evolution of the S. diversifolia complex.
... consists of 33 genera and approximately 500 species that are nearly global in distribution but primarily inhabit the mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere (Soltis 2007). Saxifraga Linnaeus (1753: 398) is the largest genus within Saxifragaceae and is represented by more than 440 species (Tkach et al. 2015). In Turkey, the Saxifraga genus is represented by 22 taxa, including the recently reported new species S. hakkariensis Fırat (2016) and S. artvinensis subsp. ...
... The Caucasus region is recognised as one of the world's important biodiversity areas (Marchese 2015), but the plant biodiversity of this region faces significant threats (Solomon et al. 2013). The mountainous part of the Caucasus, including the northeastern part of Turkey, is among the centres of biodiversity for Saxifraga (Tkach et al. 2015). The new taxon, S. kavrunensis, was identified in the Kaçkar Mountains in northeastern Turkey. ...
... Although it is known that the Zr is taken into the plant by the roots (ferrand 2006), the mechanisms of this process at the molecular level have not yet been clearly elucidated. According to the literature, the compound released from hydathodes-known to be calcareous encrustations or calcium oxalate crystals in many other Saxifraga species (Tkach et al. 2015)-was reported for the first time as Zr in S. kavrunensis. Consequently, we think further research should be conducted to examine it in order to better understand how Zr behaves in the plant body. ...
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... Saxifraga, the largest genus of Saxifragaceae, encompasses 450-500 species that are widely distributed throughout arctic and montane regions of the Northern Hemisphere (Pan et al. 2001, Tkach et al. 2015, Ebersbach et al. 2017. According to recent molecular phylogenetic research, the genus is monophyletic and 13 sections and 9 subsections have been recognized, provided that S. sect. ...
... Micranthes (Haw.) D. Don is excluded as a genus of its own (Deng et al. 2015, Tkach et al. 2015. Saxifraga sect. ...
... Irregulares Haw. is one of the earliest lineage of Saxifraga to diverge. It is characterized by asymmetric flowers with two unequally elongated and three short petals (Soltis Douglas 2001, Tkach et al. 2015, Zhang et al. 2020, Magota et al. 2021. Section Irregulares currently comprises 21 species, including eight recently described species from China (Wang Fa-Guo 2008, Zhang et al. 2017, 2018). ...
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... Saxifraga L., the largest genus in Saxifragaceae, comprises more than 440 species that are widely distributed throughout arctic and montane regions of the Northern Hemisphere (Ebersbach et al., 2017;Pan et al., 2001;Tkach et al., 2015). Recent molecular phylogenetic research recognized at least 13 sections and nine subsections within the genus (Tkach et al., 2015). ...
... Saxifraga L., the largest genus in Saxifragaceae, comprises more than 440 species that are widely distributed throughout arctic and montane regions of the Northern Hemisphere (Ebersbach et al., 2017;Pan et al., 2001;Tkach et al., 2015). Recent molecular phylogenetic research recognized at least 13 sections and nine subsections within the genus (Tkach et al., 2015). Saxifraga sect. ...
... Saxifraga sect. Irregulares Haw., characterized by asymmetric flowers with two unequally elongated and three short petals, was one of the earliest lineage of Saxifraga to diverge (Magota et al., 2021;Soltis et al., 2001;Tkach et al., 2015;Zhang et al., 2020). It is distributed in eastern Asia, and many species are narrow endemics only known from a few localities. ...
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... ex linnaeus (1753: 398) (Saxifragaceae Juss., Saxifrageae Dumort.) consists of about 390 accepted species and more than 80 hybrids (PoWo 2023), but up to 450-500 species according to other scholars (Tkach et al. 2015), making it by far the largest genus in its family (Soltis 2007). Saxifrages are predominantly perennial herbs adapted to cold climates and are widespread throughout the Northern hemisphere, but also occur in andean South america and occasionally in tropical NE africa and SE asia. ...
... Saxifrages are predominantly perennial herbs adapted to cold climates and are widespread throughout the Northern hemisphere, but also occur in andean South america and occasionally in tropical NE africa and SE asia. They are principally diversified in mountain regions (Sino-himalayan area, Caucasus, alps) and in the arctic (Tkach et al. 2015). ...
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