Heuchera parvifolia

Littleleaf alumroot

Family: Saxifragaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Littleleaf alumroot is a California native perennial found in the eastern Sierra Nevada, specifically in the Sweetwater and White Mountains, inhabiting rocky areas at elevations of 2,200 to 3,900 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces cream to pale yellow flowers with pink to green tips, arranged in dense clusters toward the plant tips. Growing 14 to 20 centimeters tall, occasionally reaching up to 75 centimeters, it develops with delicate, glandular-textured stems. Its distinctive rounded kidney-shaped leaves are small, typically 0.5 to 2 centimeters wide, with 5 to 9 shallow lobes and petioles ranging from 2.5 to 5 centimeters long. The tiny oblanceolate petals are spoon-shaped and measure 1.5 to 3 millimeters in length, creating a subtle, intricate floral display.

Habitat: Rocky areas

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: 2200-3900 m

Bioregions: SNE (Sweetwater, White mtns)

California counties: Mono, Inyo, Humboldt

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