- Heuchera micrantha
Taxobox
name = "Heuchera micrantha"
image_width = 270px
image_caption = "Heuchera micrantha" 'Palace Purple'
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Saxifragales
familia =Saxifragaceae
genus = "Heuchera "
species = "H. micrantha"
binomial = "Heuchera micrantha"
binomial_authority = Dougl. ex Lindl."Heuchera micrantha" is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name crevice alumroot. It is native to western North America from
British Columbia toCalifornia , where it grows on rocky slopes and cliffs. This plant is quite variable in appearance. There are a number of wild and cultivated varieties. The leaves are lobed and usually coated in glandular hairs. They are green to reddish-green or purple-green in color and may have very long, gland-dotted petioles. The plant produces an erectinflorescence up to a meter high bearing many clusters of pink, white, or greenish flowers. Each rounded flower has fleshy, hairy lobes tipped with tiny petals and protrudingstamens and stigma.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7088,7101,7110 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEMI7 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Heuchera+micrantha Photo gallery]
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