Heuchera hirsutissima
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Heuchera hirsutissima | |
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Growing in native habitat on a cliffside in the San Jacinto mountains | |
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.
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- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of Riverside County, California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Flora and fauna of the San Jacinto Mountains
- Garden plants of North America
- Plants described in 1936
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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