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Heuchera americana var. americana

Heuchera americana L. var. americana

American Alum-root, American Alumroot

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

Synonym(s): Heuchera americana var. brevipetala, Heuchera americana var. calycosa, Heuchera americana var. heteradenia, Heuchera americana var. subtruncata, Heuchera calycosa, Heuchera curtisii, Heuchera curtisii var. crenata, Heuchera lancipetala

USDA Symbol: HEAMA2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , VA , WV
Canada: ON
Native Habitat: Rich woods often over base-saturated granite and gneiss, or in shallow, rocky soil.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Heuchera americana var. americana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Heuchera americana var. americana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Heuchera americana var. americana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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