Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 581 (1840) |
Native Range | wc. Canada to n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-3900m |
Description | leaves only basal, cordate-orbiculate to reniform, 2-6cm wide and distinctly shorter, palmatilobate, 5-7 lobes crenate, inflorescense in anthesis elongate |
Size | 5-60cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | ind |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Heuchera duranii Bacig. Heuchera flabellifolia Rydb. Heuchera flabellifolia var. subsecta Rosend. & al. Heuchera flabellifolia var. typica Rosend. & al. Heuchera flavescens Rydb. Heuchera nivalis Rosend. & al. Heuchera parvifolia var. dissecta M.E.Jones Heuchera parvifolia var. flavescens (Rydb.) Rosend. & al. Heuchera parvifolia var. major Rosend. & al. Heuchera parvifolia var. microcarpa Rosend. & al. Heuchera parvifolia var. nivalis (Rosend. & al.) Á.Löve & al. Heuchera parvifolia var. typica Rosend. & al. Heuchera parvifolia var. utahensis (Rydb.) Garrett Heuchera utahensis Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |