Alpine Alumroot, Lava Alumroot, Poker Alum-root, Roundleaf Alumroot, Round-leaf Alumroot
Heuchera cylindrica
Synonyms: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina, Heuchera cylindrica var. cylindrica, Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella, Heuchera cylindrica var. orbicularis, Heuchera cylindrica var. ovalifolia, Heuchera cylindrica var. septentrionalis, Heuchera cylindrica var. suksdorfii, Heuchera glabella, Heuchera ovalifolia, Heuchera ovalifolia var. orbicularis, Heuchera ovalifolia var. thompsonii, Heuchera saxicola, Heuchera suksdorfii
Plants on Mt. Adams are the former Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina.
Alpine alumroot seen in a crevice on a north-facing
cliff at 6700' on the northern edge of the Ridge of Wonders..........August
12, 2006. Note the dense cluster of basal leaves and the several leafless stems
that arise from them on this species.
The photo above shows the numerous gland-tipped
hairs on the outer surface of the flowers of round-leaf alumroot as seen on
a rock outcrop on the Island on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........July
17, 2006. The white petal-like structures are really the sepals. Petals are
typically lacking on this species.
The photo above shows a close-up of the leaf
of round-leaf alumroot. Photographed at the summit of Strawberry Mt. in central
Oregon...........September 4, 1999. The thick blades are about 1-2.5
cm wide and slightly longer with acute to rounded or heart-shaped bases. The
herbage ranges from finely glandular-pubescent to covered with coarse, stiff
hairs.
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The photo above shows close-ups of the flowers and leaves of roundleaf alumroot as seen on shaded, rocky slopes above the River Route Road which follows the upper Klickitat River to the southeast of Glenwood, WA..........May 26, 2008.
Paul Slichter