''Heuchera villosa'', the hairy alumroot, is a small evergreen

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

native to the Eastern United States. It is found only on rock outcrops, growing on cliffs and boulders. ''Heuchera villosa'' is sometimes grown ornamentally, with some cultivars giving having a reddish leaf coloration. There are two described varieties, which are sometimes considered distinct species. They are: *''Heuchera villosa'' var. ''macrorhiza'' - On calcareous substrates, primarily west of the Appalachian Mountains *''Heuchera villosa'' var. ''villosa'' - On acidic substrates, primarily of the Appalachian Mountains and eastward

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Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'

villosa ''Villosa'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simp ...

Flora of the Appalachian Mountains Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Missouri Garden plants of North America Perennial plants {{Saxifragaceae-stub