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§1 Plant — species · Saxifragaceae

Heuchera cylindrica Douglas ex Hook.

vernacular roundleaf alumroot


USDA
HECY2
GBIF
3032670
Rank
species
roundleaf alumroot (Heuchera cylindrica)
Platephotograph · Terry Gosliner source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Saxifragaceae Juss.
Genus
Heuchera
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
High
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
Low
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
High
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-13 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
10–35 in/yr
pH range
7–8
Root depth
6 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Crown
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
6 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
Low
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
7,616,938
Propagation
seed, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Contracting Only
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Medium
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Montana distribution

Recorded in 16 of 56 Montana counties.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/HECY2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3032670 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-25

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