林石草属（Waldsteinia Willd．）为植物界之一植物属。该植物于植物分类表上，归于被子植物门（Angiospermae）蔷薇亚纲（Rosidae）蔷薇亚科（Rosoideae），同科者尚有棣棠花属（Kerria DC．）、悬钩子属（Rubus L.）等等。

Waldsteinia, the barren strawberries, is a genus of the rose family (Rosaceae). It contains about six species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A number of species are cultivated as a ground cover in gardens, including Waldsteinia fragarioides from North America, Waldsteinia geoides from Europe, Waldsteinia lobata, and Waldsteinia ternata from Eurasia (from Central Europe to Siberia, China, and Japan).