Saxifragaceae
Downy alumroot
Heuchera pubescens
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Heuchera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Downy alumroot
Synonyms
- Heuchera grandiflora Raf.
- Heuchera pubescens var. brachyandra Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera pubescens var. typica Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera pulverulenta Raf.
- Heuchera reniformis Raf.
- Heuchera ribifolia Fisch. & Avé-Lall.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, 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.