Saxifragaceae

Bergenia purpurascens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Bergenia

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Bergenia purpurascens (Bergenia purpurascens) — FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: برغنية مسترجنة
arz: برغنيه مسترجنه
Chinese: 岩白菜, 岩七, 岩白菜(云南岩白菜）, 岩菖蒲, 滇岩白菜, 蓝花岩陀, 云南岩白菜
German: Purpurrötliche Bergenie
hsb: Bahorowa bergenija
Swedish: Rödbladig bergenia

Synonyms

Bergenia delavayi (Franch.) Engl.
Bergenia purpurascens f. delavayi (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.
Bergenia purpurascens var. delavayi (Franch.) Engl. & Irmsch.
Bergenia purpurascens var. macrantha (Franch.) Diels
Bergenia purpurascens var. sessilis Cass.
Saxifraga delavayi Franch.
Saxifraga purpurascens Hook.f. & Thomson
Saxifraga purpurascens var. macrantha Franch.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: tuirnee, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sherpaworld, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maja Dumat from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bysmon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.