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* Latin Name: ''Heuchera'' ''chlorantha''
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* Scientific Name: ''Heuchera'' ''chlorantha''
 
* Family: Saxifragaceae
 
* Family: Saxifragaceae
 
* Common Names: green-flowered alumroot, meadow alumroot, tall alumroot
 
* Common Names: green-flowered alumroot, meadow alumroot, tall alumroot
 
* Codon: HEUCHL
 
* Codon: HEUCHL
==Taxonomy==
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[[File:HEUCHL1.jpg |thumb|Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page]]
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===Taxonomy===
 
{{Taxobox
 
{{Taxobox
| name = Heuchera chlorantha| image = HEUCHL1.jpg
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| image_alt = Heuchera chlorantha
 
| image_alt = Heuchera chlorantha
 
| image_caption = Photo by Rod Gilbert. Featured on Main Page
 
| image_caption = Photo by Rod Gilbert. Featured on Main Page
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<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=24344</ref>
 
<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=24344</ref>
  
==Description==
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===Description===
 
Branching perennial from rhizomes<ref name=":0">Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler,
 
Branching perennial from rhizomes<ref name=":0">Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler,
 
B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''.
 
B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''.
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Seeds covered in slightly tapered spines in longitudinal rows.<ref name=":0" />
 
Seeds covered in slightly tapered spines in longitudinal rows.<ref name=":0" />
  
==Bloom Period==
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===Bloom Period===
 
May-August.<ref>WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum,
 
May-August.<ref>WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum,
 
& University of Washington. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Heuchera%20chlorantha</nowiki></ref>
 
& University of Washington. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Heuchera%20chlorantha</nowiki></ref>
  
==Distribution==
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===Distribution===
 
Central BC to southern Oregon, west Cascades and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington, on both sides of Cascades in Oregon.<ref name=":0" />
 
Central BC to southern Oregon, west Cascades and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington, on both sides of Cascades in Oregon.<ref name=":0" />
  
==Habitat==
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===Habitat===
 
Mesic to moist grassy bluffs, streambanks, meadows,  
 
Mesic to moist grassy bluffs, streambanks, meadows,  
 
rocky river banks, roadsides and forest margins, gravelly prairies and thickets in the lowland and montane zones.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
 
rocky river banks, roadsides and forest margins, gravelly prairies and thickets in the lowland and montane zones.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
  
==Uses==
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===Uses===
 
There are many important species in the ''Heuchera'' genus, both for medicine and tanning, because of their generally extremely astringent roots.
 
There are many important species in the ''Heuchera'' genus, both for medicine and tanning, because of their generally extremely astringent roots.
  
 
''Heuchera chlorantha'' is a nectar source for many species of native bumblebees.<ref>''Heuchera chlorantha''. Green-flowered Alumroot - Heuchera chlorantha . <nowiki>http://www.heritageseedlings.com/page_819_52/heuchera-chlorantha</nowiki>.</ref>
 
''Heuchera chlorantha'' is a nectar source for many species of native bumblebees.<ref>''Heuchera chlorantha''. Green-flowered Alumroot - Heuchera chlorantha . <nowiki>http://www.heritageseedlings.com/page_819_52/heuchera-chlorantha</nowiki>.</ref>
  
==Photo Gallery==
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===Photo Gallery===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:HEUCHL2.jpg|Photo by Rod Gilbert
 
File:HEUCHL2.jpg|Photo by Rod Gilbert

Latest revision as of 22:57, 20 March 2021

  • Scientific Name: Heuchera chlorantha
  • Family: Saxifragaceae
  • Common Names: green-flowered alumroot, meadow alumroot, tall alumroot
  • Codon: HEUCHL

Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page

Taxonomy

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Saxifraganae
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Heuchera L.
Species: Heuchera chlorantha Piper

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Description

Branching perennial from rhizomes[2], 4-10 dm tall.[3]

Leaves basal, palmately lobed, obovate to sub-reniform in shape,[3] leaf stems and bases densely covered with soft hairs.[2] Leaf stipules membranous, fused to leaf stalks.[3]

Densely-flowered, spike-like inflorescence.[3] Calyx is green.[2] Stamens 5, opposite the 5 corolla lobes.[3]

Seeds covered in slightly tapered spines in longitudinal rows.[2]

Bloom Period

May-August.[4]

Distribution

Central BC to southern Oregon, west Cascades and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington, on both sides of Cascades in Oregon.[2]

Habitat

Mesic to moist grassy bluffs, streambanks, meadows, rocky river banks, roadsides and forest margins, gravelly prairies and thickets in the lowland and montane zones.[3][2]

Uses

There are many important species in the Heuchera genus, both for medicine and tanning, because of their generally extremely astringent roots.

Heuchera chlorantha is a nectar source for many species of native bumblebees.[5]

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=24344
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed:2020-06-10 1:03:07 PM]
  4. WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Heuchera%20chlorantha
  5. Heuchera chlorantha. Green-flowered Alumroot - Heuchera chlorantha . http://www.heritageseedlings.com/page_819_52/heuchera-chlorantha.