''Boykinia'' is a small genus of plants related to the

saxifrages ''Saxifraga'' is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 473 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils. The Latin word ''saxifraga'' means literally "stone-breaker", from Latin ' ("rock" or " ...

. It contains at least nine species, known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular

rhizomatous In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

s of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.

Selected species

* '' Boykinia aconitifolia'' Nutt. ( type) – Allegheny brookfoam * '' Boykinia heucheriformis'' (Rydb.) Rosend. * '' Boykinia intermedia'' (A.Heller) G.N.Jones – Sierra brookfoam * '' Boykinia jamesii'' (Torr.) Engl. * ''

Boykinia lycoctonifolia ''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 fl ...

'' (Maxim.) Engl. * '' Boykinia major'' A.Gray – large boykinia< * ''

Boykinia occidentalis ''Boykinia occidentalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family known by the common name coastal brookfoam. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in sh ...

'' Torr. & A.Gray – coastal brookfoam * ''

Boykinia richardsonii ''Boykinia richardsonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the ''Saxifragaceae'' family, endemism, endemic to Alaska and the adjacent Canadian territory of Yukon. It is commonly known as Richardson's brookfoam, but has also been called Alaska b ...

'' (Hook.) A.Gray ''ex'' B.D.Jacks. – Richardson's brookfoam * ''

Boykinia rotundifolia ''Boykinia rotundifolia'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family known by the common name roundleafed brookfoam. It is Endemism, endemic to Southern California, where it grows in shady forested areas near ...

'' Parry ''ex'' A.Gray – roundleaf brookfoam : ^{List source :}

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
Saxifragaceae genera {{Saxifragaceae-stub