''Heuchera elegans'' is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name urn-flowered alumroot. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the

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, where it grows on the rocky slopes. ''Heuchera elegans'' is a rhizomatous perennial herb with multi-lobed leaves. It produces an erect, drooping

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

which bears bright pink or magenta bell-shaped flowers. ;Cultivation While uncommon in the wild, ''Heuchera elegans'' is cultivated as an

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

for its attractive garden flower, and for

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s and

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External links

Calflora Database: ''Heuchera caespitosa'' (Urn-flowered alumroot)
— formerly ''Heuchera elegans''.
Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Heuchera caespitosa''
— formerly ''Heuchera elegans''.
UC Photos gallery — ''Heuchera caespitosa''
elegans Endemic flora of California ~ Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Natural history of Los Angeles County, California ~ Garden plants of North America Bird food plants Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Saxifragaceae-stub