Heuchera micrantha var. erubescens

(A. Braun & C. D. Bouché) Rosendahl

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37(2, Beibl. 83): 77. 1905,.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Heuchera erubescens A. Braun & C. D. Bouché Index Seminum (Berlin), App. 2. 1872
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 92. Mentioned on page 91.

Leaves: petiole short stipitate-glandular or sparsely long stipitate-glandular; blade pentagonal or heptagonal, deeply lobed. Inflorescences short stipitate-glandular. Flowers: hypanthium obconic, 1.7–3.1 × 1–2.3 mm (1.4 times longer than wide), short stipitate-glandular; sepals 0.5–1.8 mm, apex acute; petals 0.2–0.6 mm wide; styles 0.2–0.6 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Mixed evergreen forest on limestone, mica schist, granite, or serpentine soils
Elevation: 100-2200 m

Discussion

Variety erubescens occurs in the Klamath Mountains, middle Sierra Nevada, and Diablo and Santa Lucia mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Elizabeth Fortson Wells +  and Barbara Greene Shipes +
(A. Braun & C. D. Bouché) Rosendahl +
Heuchera erubescens +
100-2200 m +
Mixed evergreen forest on limestone, mica schist, granite, or serpentine soils +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Heuchera micrantha var. erubescens +
Heuchera micrantha +
variety +