Heuchera brevistaminea explained

Heuchera brevistaminea is a rare species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family^[1] known by the common name Laguna Mountains alumroot. It is endemic to the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County, California.^[2] It grows in rock crevices and steep cliffsides in chaparral and yellow pine forest habitats.^[3] This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing an inflorescence up to 25 centimeters tall. The flowers are bright pink or magenta.^[4]

Ira L. Wiggins reported this species from the adjacent Sierra Juarez in Baja California,^[5] but there are no specimens to verify this claim.^[6]

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Wild Status (c 1994)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saxifragaceae: Saxifrage Family. Identify plants and flowers.. www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com. 2020-01-05.
2. Web site: Heuchera brevistaminea Calflora. www.calflora.org. 2020-01-05.
3. Web site: CNPS Inventory Plant Detail. www.rareplants.cnps.org. 2020-01-05.
4. Web site: Home > Heuchera (all) for California. calscape.org. 2020-01-05.
5. Book: Wiggins, Ira L. . Flora of Baja California . 1980 . Stanford University Press . 0-8047-1016-3 . Stanford, Calif. . 808 . 6284257.
6. Rebman . Jon P. . Gibson . Judy . Rich . Karen . 15 November 2016 . Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico . Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History . . 45 . 334 . San Diego Plant Atlas & San Diego Natural History Museum.