Saxifragaceae
Littleleaf alumroot
Heuchera parvifolia
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Heuchera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Littleleaf alumroot, Common alumroot, Little leaf alumroot, Small-leaved alumroot, Bridger Mountain alumroot, Hard alumroot
Synonyms
- Heuchera duranii Bacig.
- Heuchera flabellifolia Rydb.
- Heuchera flabellifolia var. subsecta Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera flabellifolia var. typica Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera flavescens Rydb.
- Heuchera nivalis Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera parviflora var. dissecta M.E.Jones
- Heuchera parvifolia var. dissecta M.E.Jones
- Heuchera parvifolia var. flavescens (Rydb.) Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera parvifolia var. major Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera parvifolia var. microcarpa Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera parvifolia var. nivalis (Rosend., Butters & Lakela) D.Löve, Á.Löve & B.M.Kapoor
- Heuchera parvifolia var. typica Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera parvifolia var. utahensis (Rydb.) Garrett
- Heuchera utahensis Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 175 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kate, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mitch Van Dyke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Smith, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.