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Heuchera richardsonii

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Richardson's Alumroot

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132189
Element CodePDSAX0E0Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusHeuchera
Other Common Names
Heuchère de richardson (FR) Prairie Alumroot (EN) Richardson's alumroot (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-03
Change Date1984-01-19
Range Extent Comments
Central and mid-western United States and north into Canada. Known from N.W.T. and British Columbia east to Ontario and south to Indiana, Oklahoma, and Colorado (Flora of North America 2009, USDA NRCS 2017).
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Herbaceous plants, acaulescent, with caudex branched. Flowering stems (7-) 20-95 cm, densely long stipitate-glandular. Leaves: petiole densely or sparsely long or short stipitate-glandular; blade broadly ovate or cordate, deeply 5-7-lobed, 2.5-10 cm, margins dentate, apex acute, surfaces long stipitate-glandular abaxially, glabrous or long stipitate-glandular adaxially. Inflorescences dense to spreading. Flowers: hypanthium strongly bilaterally symmetric, green, campanulate, 5-14 mm long, short stipitate-glandular; sepals erect, green-tipped, equal, apex rounded; petals erect, green or greenish white, rarely pink, narrowly spatulate, unlobed, 1.3-4.2 mm long, margins finely dentate, coarsely fimbriate, or moderately erose at the tips (Flora of North America 2009, Ackerfield 2015).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS2Yes
IowaS4Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
OklahomaSHYes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesSHYes
AlbertaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
North Dakota (4)
AreaForestAcres
Collar / Bennett - CottonwoodDakota Prairie Grasslands19,697
DurlerDakota Prairie Grasslands12,464
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
VenloDakota Prairie Grasslands5,317
References (4)
  1. Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX. 818 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database [USDA PLANTS]. http://plants.usda.gov/. Accessed 2017.