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Heuchera glabra

Willd. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes

Alpine Alumroot

G5Secure Found in 50 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158680
Element CodePDSAX0E0E0
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
alpine heuchera (EN) Heuchère glabre (FR) Smooth 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 Date2019-10-18
Change Date1992-01-06
Edition Date1992-01-06
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
AK to Mt. Hood OR, in both Cascades and Olympic Mountains in WA, east in WA to Wenatchee Mts., and in Selkirk Mts. and possible to Rocky Mountains (Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1973).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Stream bandks and moist rocks, from coast to above timberline (Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1973). Grassy hillsides and rocky ravines to alpine ledges and slopes (Scoggan, 1978). Mountain hemlock, Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir, spruce-willow-birch, interior western hemlock, coastal douglas fir, coastal western hemlock (Taylor & MacBryde, 1977).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (50)
Alaska (37)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Pavlof-East PointTongass National Forest5,399
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
QuartzTongass National Forest143,003
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Washington (12)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.