Saxifragaceae

Alumroot brookfoam

Telesonix heucheriformis Rydb.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Telesonix

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Alumroot brookfoam: Alumroot brookfoam (Telesonix heucheriformis syn. Boykinia heucheriformis), Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae). North ridge of the Mount Naomi, Utah. — Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Alumroot brookfoam

Synonyms

Boykinia heucheriformis (Rydb.) Rosend.
Boykinia jamesii var. heucheriformis Engl.
Saxifraga heucheriformis M.E.Jones
Telesonix jamesii var. heucheriformis (Rydb.) Bacig.
Therofon heucheriforme Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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

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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.