Heuchera maxima

Island alumroot

Family: Saxifragaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Island alumroot is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the northern Channel Islands in rocky canyon cliff habitats at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering in April, this plant produces white to pink flowers in delicate, narrow inflorescences with spoon-shaped petals. Growing 45 to 60 centimeters tall with glandular stems, it forms an elegant clump with distinctive foliage. Its large leaves are broadly rounded, deeply 7 to 9-lobed, with petioles 8 to 20 centimeters long and blade diameters reaching 18 centimeters. The flower clusters feature white to pink calyx lobes with stamens extending slightly beyond the calyx.

Habitat: Cliffs in canyons

Bloom period: Apr

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: n ChI.

California counties: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.