Heuchera parviflora

Classification	Dicots
Family	Saxifragaceae
Family (Traditional)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Heuchera
Species:	Heuchera parviflora Bartl.
Common Name	Littleflower Alumroot
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	9
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Caldwell (KY), Hart (KY), Laurel (KY), Madison (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Campbell (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Scott (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1967 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000018851	Rowan	Kentucky			KNK Heuchera parviflora
UCHT014260	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Heuchera parviflora
HTTU009460	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
UOS05959	Franklin	Tennessee	05 Sep 2000	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Heuchera parviflora
UOS05960	Franklin	Tennessee	18 Jun 1986	R.K. Clements	UOS Heuchera parviflora
UOS05948	Franklin	Tennessee	29 Sep 1997	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Heuchera parviflora
UOS05947	Franklin	Tennessee	14 Jul 1998	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Heuchera parviflora
31234100862265	Wolfe	Kentucky	13 Aug 1972	Jerry Buskin 1511	EKY Heuchera parviflora
31234100853439	Powell	Kentucky	01 Aug 1988	R.C. Clark 21747	EKY Heuchera parviflora
BEREA020564	Rockcastle	Kentucky			BEREA Heuchera parviflora
31973000018850	Rowan	Kentucky			KNK Heuchera parviflora
APSC0085774	Whitley	Kentucky			APSC Heuchera parviflora
APSC0003348	Campbell	Tennessee	15 Oct 2011	Aaron Floden & S. Hart 1814	APSC Heuchera parviflora
HTTU016062	Scott	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
BEREA020561	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Heuchera parviflora
31973000018849	Hart	Kentucky			KNK Heuchera parviflora
HTTU016061	Scott	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
HTTU016063	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
BEREA020562	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Heuchera parviflora
BEREA020563	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Heuchera parviflora
UCHT014264	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Heuchera parviflora
UCHT014262	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Heuchera parviflora
HTTU016065	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
HTTU016064	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
MEM002142	Caldwell	Kentucky	12 Oct 1967	Raymond Athey 50	MEM Heuchera parviflora
TENN-V-0111814	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Heuchera parviflora
UCHT014290	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Heuchera parviflora
APSC0076674	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Heuchera parviflora
HTTU009459	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
MEM005199	Caldwell	Kentucky	02 Sep 1968	Raymond Athey 423	MEM Heuchera parviflora
31234100853421	Wolfe	Kentucky	21 Jun 1987	C. Brown 121	EKY Heuchera parviflora
TENN-V-0210127	Franklin	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Heuchera parviflora
31973000018848	Hart	Kentucky			KNK Heuchera parviflora
UCHT014263	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Heuchera parviflora
APSC0003344	Fentress	Tennessee	12 Oct 2005	Dwayne Estes, B. E. Wofford, and J. Beck 8529	APSC Heuchera parviflora
HTTU009458	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Heuchera parviflora
UCHT038959	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Heuchera parviflora
UOS05958	Franklin	Tennessee	04 May 1969	Hagler	UOS Heuchera parviflora

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