List of Saxifragaceae genera

The family Saxifragaceae has about 40 accepted genera, according to Plants of the World Online.


 * Asimitellaria (Wakab.) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama
 * Astilbe Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don – false goat's-beards
 * Astilboides Engl.
 * Bensoniella C.V.Morton – Oregon bensoniella
 * Bergenia Moench
 * Bolandra A.Gray – false coolworts
 * Boykinia Nutt. – brookfoams (including Telesonix Raf. )
 * Brewerimitella (Engl.) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama
 * Cascadia A.M.Johnson
 * Chrysosplenium L. – golden-saxifrages
 * Conimitella Rydb.
 * Darmera Voss – Indian rhubarb (synonym Peltiphyllum)
 * Elmera Rydb.
 * Hemieva Raf.
 * Heuchera L. – Coral bells
 * Jepsonia Small
 * Leptarrhena R.Br.
 * Lithophragma (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray – woodlandstars
 * Micranthes Haw.
 * Mitella Tourn. ex L. – miterworts
 * Mitellastra (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Howell
 * Mukdenia Koidz. – mukdenias
 * Oresitrophe Bunge
 * Ozomelis Raf.
 * Pectiantia Raf.
 * Peltoboykinia (Engl.) H.Hara
 * Rodgersia A.Gray
 * Saniculiphyllum C.Y.Wu & T.C.Ku
 * Saxifraga Tourn. ex L. – Saxifrages (including Saxifragella Engl. )
 * Saxifragodes D.M.Moore
 * Saxifragopsis Small (sometimes included in Saxifraga)
 * Spuriomitella (H.Boissieu) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama
 * Suksdorfia A.Gray (including Hieronymusia)
 * Sullivantia Torr. & A.Gray – coolworts
 * Tanakaea Franch. & Sav.
 * Telesonix Raf.
 * Tellima R.Br. – Fringecups
 * Tetilla DC.
 * Tiarella L. – foamflowers
 * Tolmiea Torr. & A.Gray – Piggyback plant

The family does not include the genus Sassafras, despite the possibly related Latin etymology of the names.