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Heuchera  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 24337

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Common Name(s): alumroot [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderSaxifraganae   
                         OrderSaxifragales   
                            FamilySaxifragaceae  – saxifrages, saxifragacées  
                               GenusHeuchera L. – alumroot  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesHeuchera abramsii Rydb. – San Gabriel alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera alba Rydb. – white alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera americana L. – American alumroot, alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser. – bracted alumroot, Rocky Mountain alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera brevistaminea Wiggins – Laguna alumroot, Laguna Mountain alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera caespitosa Eastw. – tufted alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera caroliniana (Rosend., Butters & Lakela) E.F. Wells – Carolina alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera chlorantha Piper – green-flowered alumroot, meadow alumroot, tall alumroot, narrow-flowered alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera X cuneata Howell (pro. sp.) – alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera cylindrica Douglas – poker alumroot, roundleaf alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera X easthamii Calder & Savile – Eastham alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera eastwoodiae Rosend., Butters & Lakela – Senator Mine alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera elegans Abrams – urnflower alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera glabra Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. – alpine alumroot, alpine heuchera 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera glomerulata Rosend., Butters & Lakela – Chiricahua Mountain alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera grossulariifolia Rydb. – gooseberryleaf alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera hallii A. Gray – Front Range alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera hirsutissima Rosend., Butters & Lakela – shaggyhair alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera longiflora Rydb. – longflower alumroot, goldeneye 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera maxima Greene – island alumroot, Jill of the rocks 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera merriamii Eastw. – Merriam's alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera micrantha Douglas ex Lindl. – crevice alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera novamexicana Wheelock – New Mexico alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera parishii Rydb. – Mill Creek alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera parviflora Bartl. – littleflower alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray – little-leaf alumroot, littleleaf alumroot, common alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera pilosissima Fisch. & C.A. Mey. – seaside alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera pubescens Pursh – downy alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera pulchella Wooton & Standl. – Sandia Mountain alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera richardsonii R. Br. – Richardson's alumroot, alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera rubescens Torr. – pink alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera sanguinea Engelm. – coralbells 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera villosa Michx. – maple-leaved alumroot, hairy alumroot 
                                  SpeciesHeuchera wootonii Rydb. – White Mountain alumroot 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Heuchera   
       
  Source: Saxifragaceae, Parnassiaceae, Celastraceae of N. America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Heuchera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Heuchera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Heuchera   
       
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