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Saxifragaceae
Heuchera

not marked as a favorite taxon Heuchera longiflora Rydberg. Common name: Long-flowered Alumroot. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Rich shaded forests and woodlands over calcareous rocks such as limestone, dolostone, or calcite-cemented shales, siltstones, or sandstones, in circumneutral soils. Distribution: This species is nearly limited to sedimentary rocks, occurring in e. and c. KY, s. OH, sw. WV, sw. VA, ne. TN, and c. AL.

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Section: Heuchera. Subsection: Heuchera.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Wells (1984) called H. longiflora × aceroides "most distinctive", "characterized by a unique combination of floral characters: long, tubular calyx, deeply included styles, inflexed calyx lobes and petals that close the mouth of the flower obliquely, and horizontal orientation of the flowers".

Synonymy ⓘ: = Heuchera longiflora Rydb. var. longiflora — Folk et al (2018); = Heuchera longiflora Rydb. var. typica Rosend., Butters & Lakela — Rosendahl, Butters, & Lakela (1936); < Heuchera longiflora Rydb. — C, F, FNA8, G, K4, Tn, W, WV, Wells (1984); > Heuchera longiflora Rydb. — S, S13; ? Heuchera pubescens Pursh — RAB, misapplied; > Heuchera scabra Rydb. — S, S13. Basionym: Heuchera longiflora Rydb. 1901

Links to other floras: < Heuchera longiflora - FNA8

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