Shaggy-hair Alumroot (Heuchera hirsutissima)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Saxifragaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 131170
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Shaggy-hair Alumroot (Heuchera hirsutissima) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Shaggy-hair Alumroot can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Shaggy-hair Alumroot (Heuchera hirsutissima)?

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/13/17

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 3 accessions of Heuchera hirsutissima in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 25657 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 3 seed accessions of Heuchera hirsutissima from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 75 maternal plants