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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heuchera hispida   FAMILY Saxifragaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heuchera americana var. hispida   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Heuchera americana var. hispida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Heuchera ×hispida

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-11-003?:

Heuchera americana   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Heuchera hispida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Heuchera hispida

 

COMMON NAME:
Purple Alumroot, Hispid Alumroot


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_hehi5_001_lvd

        

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Samantha Tessel    sam_2668

April    Greenville County    SC

Petals purple or pink, wider than sepals, margins fimbriate, per Flora of North America.


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE Alumroot, Foamflower, and Miterwort

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Samantha Tessel    sam_2669

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Heuchera hispida, Purple Alumroot, Hispid Alumroot

Samantha Tessel    sam_2669b

April    Greenville County    SC

At the onset of anthesis, stamens exserted 3mm+ and styles 2.6mm+ beyond the calyx, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Heuchera hispida, Purple Alumroot, Hispid Alumroot

JK Marlow    jkm221108_0662

November    Greenville County    SC

image of Heuchera hispida, Purple Alumroot, Hispid Alumroot

JK Marlow    jkm221108_0670

November    Greenville County    SC

image of Heuchera hispida, Purple Alumroot, Hispid Alumroot

JK Marlow    jkm221108_0671

November    Greenville County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heuchera hispida   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heuchera americana var. hispida   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Heuchera americana var. hispida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Heuchera ×hispida

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-11-003?:
Heuchera americana   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Heuchera hispida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Heuchera hispida

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4654

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: calcareous rocky forests, rock outcrops, particularly where soils are subacidic to circumneutral, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Sepals green-tipped; petals purplish-red or deep pink
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals (usually)
5 stamens
Ovary half-inferior
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule

 

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