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Heuchera richardsonii (Prairie Alumroot)

Plant Info
Also known as: Richardson's Alumroot
Genus:Heuchera
Family:Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)
Life cycle:perennial
Origin:native
Habitat:part shade, sun; fields, prairies, edges of woods
Bloom season:May - July
Plant height:1 to 2 feet
USDA PLANTS database:Minnesota county distribution map
Spotted in Ramsey County at:

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Detailed Information

Flower: irregular tubular raceme

[photo of flowers] Flowers are in a spike-like cluster to 8 inches long. Individual flowers are about ½ inch long, tubular with 5 rounded lobes and 5 orange-tipped stamens. Flower color is green, but becomes brownish or reddish in sunnier locations. The 2 upper lobes are longest and tend to drape over the stamens that poke out the end of the tube.

Leaves and stem: basal lobed

[photo of leaves] A rosette of basal leaves surrounds the main stems. Leaves average 3 inches long and 2½ inches wide, are somewhat round in shape, with 5 to 9 shallow lobes, coarse sharp teeth, wavy edges, and a long hairy stem. Color is grayish-green, and there are short hairs along the major veins on the underside of the leaf. The main stem is also covered in short hairs. One plant can have several stems.

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More photos

Photos taken at Long Lake Regional Park, New Brighton, MN June 2008

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