SCIENTIFIC NAME: Heuchera richardsonii
COMMON NAMES: Richardson's Alumroot, Prairie Alumroot
BLOOM TIME: May, June, July
PLANT PROFILE:
- Grows 2 ½ ft. tall.
- Plant stalk that is hairy & leafless with with 3" toothed leaves at bottom
- Prefers sites are prairies & open woods.
- Has small, droopy bell shaped flowers on stalk.
- Likes prairies and open woods
- Native Americans and settlers used root powder to close wounds, treat diarrhea, & sore throats.
- Mesquakie tribes used leaves as dressing for open sores.
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- Small bees pollinate the flowers
- Deer may browse on the foliage sparingly