Saxifragaceae
Pink alumroot
Heuchera rubescens
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Heuchera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pink alumroot
Synonyms
- Heuchera clutei A.Nelson
- Heuchera cuneata Howell
- Heuchera leptomeria Greene
- Heuchera leptomeria var. peninsularis Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera nana (Wheelock) Rydb.
- Heuchera pachypoda Greene
- Heuchera pringlei Rydb.
- Heuchera rubescens f. ambigua Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera rubescens var. alpicola Jeps.
- Heuchera rubescens var. cuneata (Howell) M.G.Stewart
- Heuchera rubescens var. glandulosa Kellogg
- Heuchera rubescens var. nana A.Gray
- Heuchera rubescens var. nevadensis Jeps.
- Heuchera rubescens var. oregonensis Wheelock
- Heuchera rubescens var. pachypoda (Greene) Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera rubescens var. pringlei (Rydb.) Jeps.
- Heuchera rubescens var. rydbergiana Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera rubescens var. truncata Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera rubescens var. typica M.G.Stewart
- Heuchera rubescens var. versicolor (Greene) M.G.Stewart
- Heuchera sitgreavesii Rydb.
- Heuchera versicolor Greene
- Heuchera versicolor f. pumila Rosend., Butters & Lakela
- Heuchera versicolor var. leptomeria (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 303 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dawn Nelson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rolf Lawrenz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Quinn Shemet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zach Earl, 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.