Heuchera brevistaminea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Heuchera |
Species: | H. brevistaminea
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Binomial name | |
Heuchera brevistaminea Wiggins
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Heuchera brevistaminea is a rare species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family[2] known by the common name Laguna Mountains alumroot. It is endemic to the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County, California.[3] It grows in rock crevices and steep cliffsides in chaparral and yellow pine forest habitats.[4] This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing an inflorescence up to 25 centimeters tall. The flowers are bright pink or magenta.[5]
Ira L. Wiggins reported this species from the adjacent Sierra Juarez in Baja California,[6] but there are no specimens to verify this claim.[7]