Mukdenia rossii is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is the sole species in genus Mukdenia.[1] It is a perennial native to Korea and northeastern China.[2]

Mukdenia
Mukdenia rossii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Mukdenia
Koidz. (1935)
Species:
M. rossii
Binomial name
Mukdenia rossii
(Oliv.) Koidz. (1935)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Aceriphyllum Engl. (1890)
  • Aceriphyllum rossii (Oliv.) Engl. (1891)
  • Aceriphyllum rossii var. multilobum Nakai (1918)
  • Mukdenia acanthifolia Nakai (1941)
  • Mukdenia rossii var. multiloba (Nakai) Nakai (1952)
  • Mukdenia rossii f. multiloba (Nakai) W.Lee (1996)
  • Saxifraga rossii Oliv. (1878) (basionym)

Description

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Mukdenia rossii is a herbaceous plant with basal, palmate leaves, on short flowering stems. The flowers are white, borne in spring. Autumn foliage has fall colour.[citation needed]

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