Heuchera longiflora
in N. L. Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, 482. 1901,.
Herbs acaulescent; caudex branched. Flowering-stems often leafy, 30–95 cm, glabrous or short-stipitate-glandular. Leaves: petiole glabrous or short-stipitate-glandular; blade (often variegated adaxially), broadly ovate to cordate, shallowly 5-lobed, 3–12 cm, base cordate or nearly truncate, lobes rounded to widely ovate, terminal lobes often elongated, margins dentate, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces glabrous or short-stipitate-glandular, at least on veins. Inflorescences diffuse. Flowers: hypanthium strongly bilaterally symmetric, free 2.2–6.2 mm, green, gibbous-tubular, abruptly inflated distal to adnation to ovary, 6.6–12.6 mm, short-stipitate-glandular; sepals inflexed (closing mouth of flower), darker green-tipped, equal, 2–3.7 mm, apex rounded; petals inflexed (closing mouth of flower), white, pink, or purple, spatulate, unlobed, 1.8–5.5 mm, margins often fimbriate; stamens 2.4 mm included to 0.7 mm exserted; styles included 1.3–5.3 mm, 1.5–2.5 mm, to 0.1 mm diam. Capsules ovoid, 5–13 mm, beaks divergent, not papillose. Seeds dark-brown, ellipsoid, 0.5–0.9 mm. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Rich, shaded woods and roadcuts over limestone substrates and outcroppings
Elevation: 100-500 m
Distribution
Ala., Ky., N.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Heuchera longiflora is restricted to limestone outcroppings and is rare in all the states where it is found.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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