Heuchera micrantha Douglas ex Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 15: pl. 1302 1830. (syn: Heuchera barbarossa C.Presl; Heuchera glaberrima Rydb.; Heuchera micrantha f. acuta Rosend., Butters & Lakela; Heuchera micrantha var. glaberrima (Rydb.) W.H.Baker; Heuchera micrantha f. glaberrima (Rydb.) Rosend., Butters & Lakela; Heuchera micrantha var. nuttallii (Rydb.) Rosend.; Heuchera micrantha var. typica Rosend., Butters & Lakela; Heuchera micrantha var. typica Rosend., Butters & Lakela);
NW. U.S.A. to California: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington as per POWO;
Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’
Plants form a low mound of maple-shaped leaves, from bronzy-green to rich purple-red. Spikes of small creamy-white flowers appear in early summer.
Photographed from Farmers Market, Mountain View, California, 20-4-2014
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