| Description | Prairie Alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii) is found in prairies, savannas, and woodlands. Preferring full sun and drier growing conditions. |
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| Pronunciation | (HEW-ker-ah) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Soil & Site | average, found in prairies and open woods, growing in medium-wet to medium-dry soil |
| Flowers | 2-3 foot scapes, terminates in a narrow panicle of greenish, yellowish or some reds, has five stamen with orange anthers |
| Fruit | brown capsules, tiny brown seeds |
| Leaves | rosette of basal leaves, hairy leaf blades and petiole, palmately lobed |
| Roots | stout crown, fibrous |
| Dimensions | 1-2 feet tall flower stalks |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Native Site | Northern and western North America |
| Misc Facts | Genus name honors Johann Heinrich von Heucher (1677-1747), physician, botanist and medicinal plant expert at Wittenberg University, Germany. Common name of coral bells is in reference to the red bell-shaped flowers produced by Heuchera sanguina. Common name of alum root is in reference to the medicinal use of some species plants as an astringent to stop bleeding". (#144) |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #153-Illinois Wildflower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info) |
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