Alpine Alumroot, Alpine Heuchera, Smooth Alumroot
Heuchera glabra
The photo above shows smooth alumroot growing
in cracks in the near vertical cliffs along the gravelled section of Rd 23 high
above the Lewis River in the Gifford Pinchot NF.............July 25, 2005.
The photo above shows the dorsal leaf surface
of smooth alumroot. Note the lack of hairs on the petioles, which helps identify
this species from small-flowered alumroot (H. micrantha).
The photo above shows smooth alumroot growing
in cracks in the near vertical cliffs along the gravelled section of Rd 23 high
above the Lewis River in the Gifford Pinchot NF.............July 25, 2005.
The photo above shows smooth alumroot as seen on slopes along
Rd 23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams.............June
22, 2005.
The photo above shows a silhouette of the inflorescence of smooth alumroot as
seen on slopes along Rd 23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint at the
southwestern corner of Mt. Adams.............July 10, 2005.
Paul Slichter