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Brookfoams
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Brookfoams

Boykinia

Boykinia is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains at least nine species, known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescences of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

coastal brookfoam

speciesBoykinia occidentalis

Mountain Brookfoam

speciesBoykinia major

Round-leaved Brookfoam

speciesBoykinia rotundifolia

Richardson's Brookfoam

speciesBoykinia richardsonii

Allegheny Brookfoam

speciesBoykinia aconitifolia

Sierra Brookfoam

speciesBoykinia intermedia

Boykinia lycoctonifolia

speciesBoykinia lycoctonifolia

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 68214.