genus
Alum Roots
Heuchera
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native alum roots All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Crevice Alumroot
Heuchera micrantha
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
flowers
10
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Roundleaf Alumroot
Heuchera cylindrica
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
18
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Prairie Alumroot
Heuchera richardsonii
bees
2
flowers
12
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Coralbells
Heuchera sanguinea
bees
1
food
2
flowers
7
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Hairy Alumroot
Heuchera villosa
bees
1
food
1
flowers
29
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American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Small-flowered Alumroot
Heuchera parviflora
bees
1
flowers
3
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White Alumroot
Heuchera alba
bees
1
flowers
3
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Missouri Alumroot
Heuchera missouriensis
bees
1
flowers
2
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Littleflower Alumroot
Heuchera puberula
bees
1
flowers
2
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Longflower Alumroot
Heuchera longiflora
bees
1
flowers
2
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Downy Alumroot
Heuchera pubescens
bees
1
flowers
2
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Island Alumroot
Heuchera maxima
food
2
flowers
5
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Seaside Alumroot
Heuchera pilosissima
flowers
28
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Pink Alumroot
Heuchera rubescens
flowers
6