Definition

Noun: 1. A perennial herbaceous plant: Strawberry saxifrage is a common name for Saxifraga stolonifera, a plant native to eastern Asia. It is characterized by its rounded, hairy leaves with silvery veins, small white flowers with distinctive red and yellow markings, and its method of spreading via numerous above-ground runners (stolons) that resemble strawberry plants.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The strawberry saxifrage is thriving in the shady corner of the garden.
  • I propagated my strawberry saxifrage by pinning one of its stolons into a new pot of soil.
  • Its common name, strawberry saxifrage, comes from its strawberry-like runners and its membership in the Saxifragaceae family.

Advanced Usage

• Botanical Context: In horticulture and botany, "strawberry saxifrage" is often used to specify this particular species () when discussing shade-tolerant ground covers or plants suitable for terrariums and hanging baskets due to its trailing stolons.
• As a Modifier: The term can function attributively (like an adjective) to describe related concepts.
  • strawberry saxifrage plant
  • strawberry saxifrage cultivar

Variants and Related Words

• Mother of thousands: Another common name for the same plant (), referring to its prolific reproduction via stolons.
• Strawberry begonia: A frequent, though botanically inaccurate, common name for , due to the visual similarity of its leaves to some begonias and its strawberry-like stolons.
• Saxifraga (n): The genus to which this plant belongs.
• Stolon (n): A horizontal stem that grows along the soil surface and can take root to form a new plant, key to this plant's identification.

Synonyms

• Saxifraga stolonifera: The formal botanical Latin name.
• Creeping saxifrage: A descriptive name highlighting its growth habit.
• Roving sailor: A less common folk name for the plant.

Related Phrases

• To spread by stolons: The primary vegetative reproduction method of the strawberry saxifrage.
  • Like a strawberry plant, the strawberry saxifrage spreads by stolons.

Noun

1. eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons