Saxifragaceae

Coastal brookfoam

Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Boykinia

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Common names

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English: Coastal brookfoam

Synonyms

Boykinia cincinnata (Rosend. & Rydb.) Fedde
Boykinia elata (Nutt.) Greene
Boykinia elata var. occidentalis (Torr. & A.Gray) Rosend. ex Engl.
Boykinia nuttallii Macoun.
Boykinia occidentalis var. cincinnata (Rosend. & Rydb.) Rosend.
Boykinia occidentalis var. elata (Nutt.) A.Gray
Boykinia vancouverensis Fedde
Saxifraga elata Nutt.
Saxifraga microcarpa A.M.Johnson
Therofon cincinnatum Rosend. & Rydb.
Therofon elatum Greene
Therofon occidentale (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
Therofon vancouverense Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.