ROUND-LEAVED ALUMROOT

Class: Heuchera cylindrica

Family: SAXIFRAGE FAMILY

Sub Family: Saxifragaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Cream to greenish-yellow

Height: 15-75 cm (6-30")

Each Flower: 7-9 mm (1/4-3/8") long, conspicuous by bell-shaped, 5-lobed cream to greenish-yellow calyx which obscures narrow, shorter petals which may be absent

Leaves: All basal with stalks and oval blades which are lobed and scalloped round the edges, and 1.3-4 cm (1/2-1 1/2") long

Stems: Unbranched and leafless except for 1 or 2 brownish bracts; may be hairy above and less hairy below

Blooming Period: April - August

Habitat: Rocky areas and dry, gravelly banks and slopes

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