What is the Japanese name for the genus of plants "Saxifraga"?


What is the Japanese name for _Saxifraga_ (rockfoil) genus of plants (or any
more well-known species within this genus) and how is it written in rōmaji?




It's ユキノシタ(属), or _yukinoshita(-zoku)_ in romaji. See
[ユキノシタ属](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E5%B1%9E)
on Wikipedia. ユキノシタ is the name of:

  * an order ([ユキノシタ目](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E7%9B%AE) Saxifragales)
  * a family ([ユキノシタ科](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E7%A7%91) Saxifragaceae)
  * a genus ([ユキノシタ属](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E5%B1%9E) _**Saxifraga**_ )
  * a species ([ユキノシタ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF) _Saxifraga stolonifera_ )

Etymologically, ユキ is "snow", ノ is "-'s", and シタ is "beneath/under". So it's
literally "under-snow".

You can easily find such information using ["Language" links on
Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Other_languages).




It's ユキノシタ(属), or _yukinoshita(-zoku)_ in romaji. See
[ユキノシタ属](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E5%B1%9E)
on Wikipedia. ユキノシタ is the name of:

  * an order ([ユキノシタ目](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E7%9B%AE) Saxifragales)
  * a family ([ユキノシタ科](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E7%A7%91) Saxifragaceae)
  * a genus ([ユキノシタ属](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E5%B1%9E) _**Saxifraga**_ )
  * a species ([ユキノシタ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF) _Saxifraga stolonifera_ )

Etymologically, ユキ is "snow", ノ is "-'s", and シタ is "beneath/under". So it's
literally "under-snow".

You can easily find such information using ["Language" links on
Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Other_languages).

