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Sullivantia

Sullivantia
Sullivantia sullivantii.jpg
Sullivantia sullivantii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Sullivantia
Torr. & A.Gray

Sullivantia, commonly called coolwort, is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It is a small genus, comprising only 3-4 species of perennial herbs all native to the United States. Sullivantia is most notable for having disjunct distributions primarily restricted to along the glacial margin. All species of Sullivantia are found on moist, often calcareous cliffs.



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