Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Heuchera cylindrica Douglas |
Synonyms | Heuchera glabella Torr. & A.Gray |
Heuchera saxicola E.E.Nelson | |
Heuchera suksdorfii Rydb. | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 500-3400m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to orbiculate, deeply 5-7-lobate, dentate, subglabrous, inflorescence dense, hypanthium white or yellow, petals often absent |
Size | 15-90cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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