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 | |
Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch |
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Subspecies | |
Bergenia crassifolia var. crassifolia |
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Synonyms | |
Bergenia cordifolia (Haw.) Sternb. |
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.