Heuchera villosa
| Heuchera villosa | |
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| Purple cultivar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Heuchera |
| Species: | H. villosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Heuchera villosa Michx.
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Heuchera villosa, the hairy alumroot, is a small evergreen perennial native to the Eastern United States. It is found only on rock outcrops, growing on cliffs and boulders. Considered locally endangered in the state of Ohio[1].
Heuchera villosa is sometimes grown ornamentally, with some cultivars giving having a reddish leaf coloration.
There are two described varieties, which are sometimes considered distinct species.[2] They are:
- Heuchera villosa var. macrorhiza - On calcareous substrates, primarily west of the Appalachian Mountains
- Heuchera villosa var. villosa - On acidic substrates, primarily of the Appalachian Mountains and eastward
References
- ^ ODNR. "Hairy Alum-root". Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
- ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
External links
Media related to Heuchera villosa at Wikimedia Commons