Heuchera merriamii

Taxobox
name = "Heuchera merriamii"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Saxifragales
familia = Saxifragaceae
genus = "Heuchera"
species = "H. merriamii"
binomial = "Heuchera merriamii"
binomial_authority = Eastw.
synonyms = "Heuchera pringlei"

"Heuchera merriamii" is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name Merriam's alumroot. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows on the rocky slopes. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a patch of leaves which are rounded and have five to seven lobes along the edges. It produces an erect inflorescence up to about 23 centimeters tall with sparse clusters of pinkish, yellow, or cream flowers. The inflorescence is covered in glandular hairs. Each flower has small spoon-shaped petals and protruding stamens.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7088,7101,7109 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEME2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Heuchera+merriamii Photo gallery]