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Heuchera novomexicana

Wheelock

New Mexico Alumroot

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1326832
Element CodePDSAX0E1L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusHeuchera
Synonyms
Heuchera novamexicanaWheelock
Concept Reference
Folk, R.A. and  P.J. Alexander. 2015. Two New Species, Heuchera soltisii and H. inconstans, with Further Taxonomic Notes for the Western Group of Heuchera Section Heuchera (Saxifragaceae). Systematic Botany 40(2): 489-500.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the narrow concept of Heuchera novomexicana not including H. soltisii and H. inconstans following Folk and Alexander (2015). Folk and Alexander (2015) note, "the treatment of Heuchera in FNA (vol. 8, 2009) refers to Organ Mountains populations of H. soltisii as an aberrant glabrous-petioled variant of H. novomexicana." Now that a greater amount of material has become available from the southwestern U.S.A., taxonomic reevaluations have revealed significant problems with the concept of H. novomexicana (Folk and Alexander 2015). "H. inconstans is distinguished from H. novomexicana by its green flowers, the frequent occurrence (up to one-third) of 6-merous flowers, and its specificity to sandstone" (Folk and Alexander 2015). FNA (vol. 8, 2009) spells the epithet as 'novamexicana', while Folk and Alexander (2015) spell it 'novomexicana'.
Conservation Status
Review Date1992-01-07
Change Date1992-01-07
Edition Date1992-01-07
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Limited distribution, but no information on abundance is available.
Range Extent Comments
AZ (White Mts, near Flagstaff and Deboschibeko) (Kearney & Peebles, 1951) and NM (northern & central) (Martin & Hutchins, 1980).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Damp slopes from 6,000-8,500 ft.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (3)
  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. Folk, R.A. and  P.J. Alexander. 2015. Two New Species, <i>Heuchera soltisii</i> and <i>H. inconstans</i>, with Further Taxonomic Notes for the Western Group of <i>Heuchera</i> Section <i>Heuchera</i> (Saxifragaceae). Systematic Botany 40(2): 489-500.
  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.