Bergenia crassifolia
| Bergenia crassifolia | |
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| Bergenia crassifolia, like many of its congeners, was originally believed to be a saxifrage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Bergenia |
| Species: | B. crassifolia |
| Binomial name | |
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Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch |
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Bergenia crassifolia var. crassifolia |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bergenia cordifolia (Haw.) Sternb. |
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Bergenia crassifolia var. crassifolia
Bergenia crassifolia var. pacifica
Bergenia cordifolia (Haw.) Sternb.
Saxifraga cordifolia Haw.
Saxifraga crassifolaL.
Bergenia crassifolia, also called Korean elephant-ear,badan, Siberian tea, Mongolian tea, leather bergenia, winter-blooming bergenia, heartleaf bergenia, elephant-ears,heart-leaved bergenia or elephant's ears, is a plant species in the genus Bergenia. It is about 12 inches tall. The leaves are spoon-shaped. One cultivar is Bergenia crassifolia 'Autumn Red.'
Bergenia crassifolia contains the polyphenols arbutin,kaempferol 3-lathyroside, catechin 3-O-gallate,tannins and the pectin bergenan.
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