Heuchera

See also: heuchera

Translingual

Heuchera americana

Etymology

Named after German physician Johann Heinrich von Heucher.

Proper noun

Heuchera f

1. 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 Encyclopedia of Life
• Heuchera at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Heuchera at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Heuchera at The Plant List