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Home » Natural Heritage » Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration, and Landscaping

Virginia Native Plant Finder

Virginia Native Plant Finder

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Scientific Name: Heuchera americana

Record Found: 1

Scientific NameCommon NameLight RegimeMoisture RegimePlant TypeMaximum expected height (in feet)Pollinator?Flowering SeasonsGrassland SpeciesRiparian BufferRiparian Zone
Heuchera americanaAmerican AlumrootSun, Part, ShadeMoist, DryHerb5YesSpring, Early SummerNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=2831
Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides
Live Plant Available: Archewild (live plant), Draper Springs (live plant), Earth Sangha Wild Plant Nursery (live plant), Izel Native Plants (live plant), Reedy Creek Environmental (live plant), The Natural Garden (live plant), Watermark Woods (live plant)
Synonym: Heuchera americana, Heuchera americana, Heuchera americana
Digital Atlas Name: Heuchera americana L. var. americana
Habitat: Dry-mesic to dry, often rocky forests, woodlands, and outcrops of various geological formations; tolerant of a range of rock types and chemistries. Frequent to common in the mountains and Piedmont; infrequent in the inner Coastal Plain; rare to absent in the outer Coastal Plain.
Synonyms: [= C, Pa.; > H. americana var. americana - F, G, W.Va.; = H. americana var. americana - FNA, K, Z; < H. americana - R, W; > H. americana var. heteradenia Fernald - F; > H. americana var. subtruncata Fernald - F; > H. americana var. brevipetala Rosendahl,
taxonPhenology: Apr-Jun
County Names: York, Wythe, Wise, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Tazewell, Sussex, Surry, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Richmond, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, Nottoway, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Mecklenburg, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes

 
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