Heuchera bracteata
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 4: 52. 1830 ,.
Herbs usually subcaulescent; caudex branched or unbranched. Flowering stems leafy, 6–28(–38) cm, short stipitate-glandular. Leaves: petiole short to medium stipitate-glandular; blade reniform or broadly ovate, shallowly 5–7-lobed, 1.5–4 cm, base subcordate or truncate, lobes rounded, margins sharply dentate, apex often mucronate, surfaces short stipitate-glandular or sparsely long stipitate-glandular abaxially, short stipitate-glandular adaxially. Inflorescences dense, (secund). Flowers: hypanthium weakly bilaterally symmetric, free 0.5–1.5 mm, greenish yellow, narrowly campanulate, 3–5 mm, short stipitate-glandular; sepals erect, green-tipped, equal, 1–1.5 mm, apex rounded; petals erect, green, oblanceolate, unlobed, 2 mm, margins entire; stamens exserted 0.5–1 mm; styles exserted 1 mm, 1.5–2 mm, 0.1+ mm diam. Capsules ovoid, 4–6 mm, beaks divergent, not papillose. Seeds brownish black, nearly straight along 1 side, convex on other side, 0.7–0.8 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Shaded rocky ledges and outcrops
Elevation: 1700-3500 m
Discussion
Heuchera bracteata occurs in the Rocky Mountains and foothills of northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
Selected References
None.