Heuchera caroliniana (Rosendahl, Butters, & Lakela) E.F. Wells. Section: Heuchera. Subsection: Heuchera. Carolina Alumroot. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Rocky forests, rock outcrops, particularly where soils are subacidic to circumneutral, replacing H. americana in much of the upper Piedmont. Dist: 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).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = FNA8, K1, K3, K4, Va, Wells (1984); = Heuchera americana L. var. caroliniana Rosend., Butters, & Lakela – Rosendahl, Butters, & Lakela (1936); = n/a – C; < Heuchera americana L. – RAB, S
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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