Heuchera americana L. belongs to the Saxifragaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Heuchera
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#303,536 of 335,497
Top 91%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, South Carolina, Oconee
34.683333, -83.318889
Location Remarks
Sumpter Nat. Forest. Along Brasstown Creek Rd. right turn off Hwy 76, c. 20 km NW of Westminster. 352 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki