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crevice alumroot

Heuchera micrantha

Crevice alumroot is a small plant with pretty leaves that can grow in rocky places. It has tiny flowers that bloom in spring and summer, adding color to its home.

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

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The crevice alumroot has distinctive lobed leaves, often mottled with shades of green, purple, or silver-green, forming a compact clump. Slender stalks rise above the foliage, bearing tiny, bell-shaped flowers that can range from white to pink or reddish-brown.

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crevice alumroot

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

It can live for many, many years, clinging to rocks through all kinds of tough weather!

Its roots were once chewed by people to help stop bleeding, like a natural bandage!

Some varieties of alumroot have leaves that shimmer in the light, almost like silver!

This amazing plant can often grow upside down from cliff faces, defying gravity!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rock Gripper

Crevice alumroot has strong, fibrous roots that anchor it firmly in narrow rock cracks, helping it survive harsh winds.

Fähigkeit

Thirst Quencher

Crevice alumroot can store water in its rhizomes, helping it survive long dry periods common in rocky habitats.

Fähigkeit

Sun Shield

Crevice alumroot sometimes develops reddish or purplish leaves, which protects it from intense sunlight and cold.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-60 cm
Ausbreitung
20-40 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Western Bumblebee

Bombus vosnesenskii

collects pollen and nectar from its flowers

pollinates

Alfalfa Caterpillar

Colias eurytheme

as an adult butterfly, sips nectar from its tiny blooms

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

browses on its leaves and tender stems

eaten by

Gray Field Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

nibbles holes in its leaves and flowers

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von crevice alumroot?

20-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von crevice alumroot?

20-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von crevice alumroot?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von crevice alumroot?

Late spring to summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von crevice alumroot?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von crevice alumroot?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von crevice alumroot?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von crevice alumroot?

Insekten

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