Heuchera missouriensis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Saxifragaceae
Family (Traditional)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Heuchera
Species:	Heuchera missouriensis Rosend.
Common Name	Littleleaf Alumroot
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; 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: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native
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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), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Grayson (KY), Todd (KY), Warren (KY), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Marion (TN), Rhea (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100712304	Caldwell	Kentucky	01 Oct 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5810	EKY Heuchera missouriensis
TENN-V-0111973	Christian	Kentucky			TENN Heuchera missouriensis
31234100712338	Edmonson	Kentucky	10 Sep 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5463	EKY Heuchera missouriensis
31234100712346	Grayson	Kentucky	14 Sep 1962	Elizabeth M. Browne 6500	EKY Heuchera missouriensis
TENN-V-0111726	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Heuchera missouriensis
31234100743564	Caldwell	Kentucky	02 Oct 1974	Raymond Athey 2969	EKY Heuchera missouriensis
31234100712312	Caldwell	Kentucky	02 Oct 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5848	EKY Heuchera missouriensis
TENN-V-0111723	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Heuchera missouriensis
TENN-V-0111725	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Heuchera missouriensis
APSC0003345	Todd	Kentucky	31 Jul 1969	Lloyd Settle with Nancy Settle 4403	APSC Heuchera missouriensis
APSC0102336	Warren	Kentucky	14 Oct 1984	Max Medley	APSC Heuchera missouriensis
TENN-V-0111722	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Heuchera missouriensis
TENN-V-0111724	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Heuchera missouriensis
APSC0056070	Todd	Kentucky	16 Sep 2016	Zach Irick	APSC Heuchera missouriensis
31234100712320	Crittenden	Kentucky	30 Jun 1976	Raymond Athey 3457	EKY Heuchera missouriensis

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Heuchera missouriensis

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