Heuchera
alumroot, heuchera
5 species
5 subspecies and varieties
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Heuchera chloranthagreen-flowered alumroot, meadow alumroot, tall alumroot
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon.
Habitat: Gravelly prairies and wooded hillsides.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Heuchera cylindricalava alumroot, poker alumroot, roundleaf alumroot
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta, Wyoming, and Nevada.
Habitat: Rocky soil, cliffs and talus slopes, foothills to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Heuchera glabraalpine alumroot, smooth alumroot
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon.
Habitat: Streambanks and moist rocks, from the coast to above timberline
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Heuchera grossulariifoliagooseberry-leaved alumroot
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the Columbia River Gorge in south-central Washington; Washington to Oregon, east to Idaho and western Montana.
Habitat: Grassy canyons and rocky canyon walls to alpine scree and talus slopes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
var. grossulariifolia – gooseberry-leaved alumroot
var. tenuifolia – gooseberry-leaved alumroot
Heuchera micranthacrevice alumroot, small-flowered alumroot
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Gravelly stream banks, rock crevices and talus slopes, sea level to subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
var. diversifolia – small-flowered alumroot
var. hartwegii – Hartweg's small-flowered alumroot
var. micrantha – small-flowered alumroot