Known as the Toru Lineage of Saga-Genji, the descendants of MINAMOTO no Toru, who was promoted to Minister of the Left, were the most famous members of the clan, and MINAMOTO no Toru himself is considered to be one of the models for Hikaru GENJI, the main character in "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu.
中でも左大臣に上った源融の子孫は嵯峨源氏融流として最も有名で、また源融は、紫式部『源氏物語』の主人公光源氏の実在モデルの一人とされる人物。