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Pink alumroot

Heuchera rubescens

Also called Jack O'the Rocks, Red Alumroot, Coral Bells

Pink alumroot
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. & SC. U.S.A. to N. & W. Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Heuchera rubescens, with the common name pink alumroot, is a species of Heuchera.

The small perennial plant is native to the Western United States and northern Mexico. It grows in dry, rocky places.

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 · Merriam's alumroot · Crevice alumroot · Mill Creek alumroot

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heuchera rubescens 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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