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The Longflower alumroot (Heuchera longiflora) belongs to Saxifragaceae (the Saxifrage family). It is an evergreen perennial herb that is distributed from West Virginia to the southeastern United States. It grows in forests and on limestone outcrops, and is 30 to 90 cm tall. The rhizome creeps along the ground. The leaves are broadly ovate to cordate, shallowly lobed into five parts, and have serrated edges. The leaf surface is either hairless or has short-stalked glandular hairs. In May or June, it extends a peduncle and flowers bloom in a panicle at the tip. The flowers are bell-shaped, closed at the mouth, and white, pink, or purple. The stamens protrude from the corolla.
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