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Merriam's alumroot

Heuchera merriamii

Merriam's alumroot
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0
Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Oregon to N. California
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Heuchera merriamii is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name Merriam's alumroot. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows on the rocky slopes. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a patch of leaves which are rounded and have five to seven lobes along the edges. It produces an erect inflorescence up to about 23 centimeters tall with sparse clusters of pinkish, yellow, or cream flowers. The inflorescence is covered in glandular hairs. Each flower has small spoon-shaped petals and protruding stamens.

Other Heuchera plants

San Gabriel alumroot · American alumroot · Laguna Mountain alumroot · Carolina alumroot · Roundleaf alumroot · Senator Mine alumroot · Urnflower alumroot · Shaggyhair alumroot · Jill of the rocks · Crevice alumroot · Mill Creek alumroot · Littleflower alumroot

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heuchera merriamii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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