Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heuchera aceroides
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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Learn more about longflower alumroot from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heuchera longiflora
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Heuchera longiflora
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-11-005?:
Heuchera longiflora var. aceroides FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A monograph on the genus Heuchera (Rosendahl, Butters, Lakela, 1936)
Heuchera longiflora var. aceroides
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Heuchera aceroides
COMMON NAME:
Mapleleaf Alumroot, longflower alumroot
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_helo5_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heuchera aceroides
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heuchera longiflora
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Heuchera longiflora
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-11-005?:
Heuchera longiflora var. aceroides
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A monograph on the genus Heuchera (Rosendahl, Butters, Lakela, 1936)
Heuchera longiflora var. aceroides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Heuchera aceroides
3249
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Shaded calcareous or basic cliffs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Sepals greenish-tipped; petals pink or purplish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals (usually)
5 stamens
Ovary half-inferior
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p024
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p066
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".