Heuchera
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Heuchera americana
See also: heuchera
Translingual
Etymology
Named after German physician Johann Heinrich von Heucher.
Proper noun
Heuchera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Saxifragaceae – alumroots and coralbells.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Saxifragales – order; Saxifragaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Heuchera americana (American alumroot) - type species; Heuchera sanguinea (coralbells), Heuchera abramsii (San Gabriel alumroot), Heuchera brevistaminea (Laguna Mountains alumroot), Heuchera chlorantha (green-flowered alumroot), Heuchera cylindrica (roundleaf alumroot, lava alumroot), Heuchera elegans (urn-flowered alumroot), Heuchera hallii (Front Range alumroot), Heuchera maxima (island alumroot), Heuchera micrantha (crevice alumroot), Heuchera parviflora (littleflower alumroot), Heuchera parvifolia (littleleaf alumroot), Heuchera pubescens (downy alumroot), Heuchera richardsonii (Richardson's alumroot), Heuchera rubescens (pink alumroot), Heuchera villosa (hairy alumroot) - selected other species
References
Heuchera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Heuchera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Heuchera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Heuchera at USDA Plants database
- Heuchera at Tropicos
- Heuchera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Heuchera at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Heuchera at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Heuchera at The Plant List
