Boykinia


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Noun1.Boykinia - genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan
genus Boykinia
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
family Saxifragaceae, Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family - a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
Boykinia elata, Boykinia occidentalis, coast boykinia - plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
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Karyotypic relationships among species of Boykinia, Heuchera, Mitella, Sullivantia, Tiarella, and Tolmiea (Saxifragaceae).
Sandstone rockhouses of the Eastern United States, with particular reference to the ecology and evolution of the endemic plant taxa

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