Heuchera hirsutissima
Heuchera hirsutissima | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Heuchera |
Species: | H. hirsutissima
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Binomial name | |
Heuchera hirsutissima Rosend., Butters & Lakela
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Heuchera hirsutissima is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name shaggy-haired alumroot.
Distribution[]
The perennial is endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains of Riverside County, California, where it grows on rocky slopes.
While uncommon in the wild, this species is cultivated as an attractive garden flower and ornamental plant.
Description[]
Heuchera hirsutissima is a rhizomatous perennial herb with small, lobed, rounded leaves.
It produces an erect, hairy inflorescence which bears light pink flowers.
External links[]
Categories:
- Heuchera
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of Riverside County, California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- San Jacinto Mountains
- Garden plants of North America
- Plants described in 1936
- Saxifragales stubs