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| Heuchera parvifolia var. utahensis (Rydb.) Garrett | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Saxifragaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Heuchera | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | none | ||||||||
| Common Names: | small alumroot little-leaf alumroot |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | southeastern Alberta – southwestern Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southwestern Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Cypress Upland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | gravelly, grassy, or shrubby slopes and ridges | ||||||||
| Associated Species: | Danthonia intermedia, Festuca campestris, Geum triflorum | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Endangered | ||||||||
| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S1 | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None | ||||||||
| COSEWIC Status: | None | ||||||||
| Heuchera parvifolia var. utahensis is endangered because of extreme rarity in Saskatchewan. Although it is limited to the Cypress Hills region, it is usually locally numerous within limited areas. Possible threats have been identified for this species. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | 20 – 40 cm | ||||||||
| Roots: | rootstocks stout, scaly | ||||||||
| Stems: | caudex branched; flowering stems puberulent, glandular | ||||||||
| Leaves: | basal, stipulate, petiolate, 1 – 3 cm wide, round to cordate, glabrous above, glabrous or puberulent below, margin deeply cleft, lobes crenate | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | panicle narrow and dense, elongating and expanding to 10 – 30 cm long, interrupted at maturity | ||||||||
| Flowers: | hypanthium saucer-shaped, ca. 2 mm long, glandular-puberulent; sepals 5, 2 – 3 mm long at anthesis; petals 5, minute, broadly elliptic to ovate, spreading, white or yellowish; stamens 5, very short, incurved; ovary covered by a glandular disc | ||||||||
| Fruits: | capsule | ||||||||
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