Bergenia crassifolia is a plant species in the genus "Bergenia". It is plant is sometimes treated as a form of "Bergenia ciliata". It is also found in "Viburnum opulus" and "Bergenia crassifolia". The botanist Conrad Moench named the plant genus "Bergenia" in his honor in 1794. It is found in "Terminalia myriocarpa", "Bergenia ciliata" (hairy Bergenia) and "Geranium niveum". "Bergenia crassifolia" is used as a tea substitute in its native Siberia, Altay and Mongolia. "Bergenia ligulata" contains a phenolic compound bergenin, and afzelechin, a type of flavan-3-ol. "Bergenia" is closely related to "Mukdenia", "Oresitrophe", "Astilboides" and "Rodgersia".