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Heuchera rubescens Torr.  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesHeuchera rubescens Torr. 
BibliographyExpl. Surv. Great Salt Lake [H.Stansbury]: 388 (1852)
Native Rangew. & sc. USA to n. & w. Mexico
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude900-3700m
Descriptionleaves basal, coriaceous, 10-25mm wide, orbiculate, deeply 3-5-lobate, rather sharply dentate, panicle narrow, 3-11cm, flowers 5mm long, petals 3-4mm, anthers slightly exserted
Size10-30cm
Colorpink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in spring
SynonymsHeuchera clutei A.Nelson
Heuchera cuneata Howell
Heuchera leptomeria Greene
Heuchera leptomeria var. peninsularis Rosend. & al.
Heuchera nana (A.Gray) Rydb.
Heuchera pachypoda Greene
Heuchera pringlei Rydb.
Heuchera rubescens var. alpicola Jeps.
Heuchera rubescens f. ambigua Rosend. & al.
Heuchera rubescens var. cuneata (Howell) M.G.Stewart
Heuchera rubescens var. elegans (Abrams) Jeps.
Heuchera rubescens var. glandulosa Kellogg
Heuchera rubescens var. nana A.Gray
Heuchera rubescens var. nevadensis Jeps.
Heuchera rubescens var. oregonensis Wheelock
Heuchera rubescens var. pachypoda (Greene) Rosend. & al.
Heuchera rubescens var. pringlei (Rydb.) Jeps.
Heuchera rubescens var. rydbergiana Rosend. & al.
Heuchera rubescens var. truncata Rosend. & al.
Heuchera rubescens var. typica M.G.Stewart
Heuchera rubescens var. versicolor (Greene) M.G.Stewart
Heuchera sitgreavesii Rydb.
Heuchera versicolor Greene
Heuchera versicolor var. leptomeria (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
Heuchera versicolor f. pumila Rosend. & al.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas)
     79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest)
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