[Alumroots: The Genus Heuchera East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot

Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia

Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia

Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia (Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia)

Thin-leaved alumroot growing on a rock outcrop in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington..........May 27, 2009.

Flower of Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia (Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia) -- Flower of Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia (Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia)

Leaf of Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia (Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia) -- Leaf of Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia (Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia)

Close-ups of the leaves and flowers of thin-leaved alumroot. Note the tiny, elliptical shaped petals on the flowers, a good way to identify this species from the similar lava alumroot (Heuchera cylindrica). The photo at lower right is from the webmaster's rock garden in Gresham, OR while the other three photos were taken in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington..........May 27, 2009.

Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia (Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia) - Inflorescence of Gooseberryleaved Alumroot, Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia (Synonym: Heuchera tenuifolia)

Thin-leaved alumroot growing in a vertical rock crevice in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington...........May 27, 2009 plus a close-up of the inflorescence from the webmaster's rockgarden in Gresham, OR. Note the numerous gland-tipped hairs within the inflorescence.

Paul Slichter