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Saxifragaceae
Heuchera

not marked as a favorite taxon Heuchera caroliniana (Rosendahl, Butters, & Lakela) E.F. Wells. Common name: Carolina Alumroot. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Rocky forests, rock outcrops, particularly where soils are subacidic to circumneutral, replacing H. americana in much of the upper Piedmont. Distribution: Endemic to the Piedmont of sc. VA, NC, and nc. SC; first found in VA (Henry County) by T.F. Wieboldt in 2002 (Belden et al. 2004).

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Section: Heuchera. Subsection: Heuchera.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K4, Va, Wells (1984); = Heuchera americana L. var. caroliniana Rosend., Butters, & Lakela — Rosendahl, Butters, & Lakela (1936); = n/a — C; < Heuchera americana L. — RAB, S. Basionym: Heuchera americana L. var. caroliniana Rosend., Butters, & Lakela 1936

Links to other floras: = Heuchera caroliniana - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Heuchera caroliniana© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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