Heuchera parishii

Parish's alumroot, Parish's Alumroot

Family: Saxifragaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Parish's alumroot is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the San Bernardino Mountains in rocky places at elevations of 1,500 to 3,800 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces small pink and green flowers with delicate, unequal petals. Growing 5 to 27 centimeters tall with a compact form, it develops slender stems with glandular hairs. Its leaves are broadly ovate to round-shaped, typically 5 to 40 millimeters wide, with shallow five-lobed edges and petioles reaching 1 to 10 centimeters long. The flower's distinctive bilateral structure features calyx lobes with pink bases and green tips, creating a subtle, intricate appearance.

Habitat: Rocky places

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 1500-3800 m

Bioregions: SnBr.

California counties: San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo

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