Sibbaldia

Sibbaldia
Sibbaldia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subtribe: Fragariinae
Genus: Sibbaldia
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Species

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Synonyms
  • Dactylophyllum Spenn.
  • Dryadanthe Endl.
  • Sibaldia L.
  • Sibbalda St.-Lag.
  • Sibbaldiopsis Rydb.

Sibbaldia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rosaceae, with a circumpolar distribution, including the high Arctic. The type species is Sibbaldia procumbens. It is also in the Rosoideae subfamily.

The genus name of Sibbaldia is in honour of Robert Sibbald (1641–1722), a Scottish physician and antiquary. It was first described in 1753.