Photographs are not available yet.
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
8BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Heuchera
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
2Specialist beesPollen specialists
Pollen specialists · Heuchera
- Colletes aestivalis
- Colletes andrewsi
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Heuchera
- Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
- Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Flower color
- White or pink
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “White or pink” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Hardiness · “Zones 5–9” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
- Height · “8–12 inches” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
- Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Light · “Part to full shade” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
- Soil · “medium” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
- Spread · “6 inches–1 foot” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Also known as
Cumberland Grotto Alumroot; Little Flower Alumroot
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G4 |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- usda
- nc_flora
- South Carolina occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications