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Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage Family


Huechera americana (Alumroot)
This flower is 2 to 3 feet tall.  A somewhat hairy stalk bears yellowish-green, bell-shaped, drooping flowers.  There are usually 4 to 5 flowers on each branch.  The flowers are up to 1/4".  The calyx is 5-lobed, there are 5 petals, and 5 projecting stamens with orange anthers.  The leaves are 3 to 4 inches wide, round lobed, and glabrous with a cordate base.  The seeds are dark red.

This flower is found in woods, shaded slopes, and rock crevices.  It flowers from April to June.