Details for: OPGC 7572, Heuchera alba Rydb., JDC/HX/2019/028/907


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heuchera alba Rydb.
Top Name:
JDC/HX/2019/028/907
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Received by NPGS:
13 Aug 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed25 countOPGC 7572 22ohai01 SD
 
Images (10 total. Click on image for more.)

Flower

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heuchera alba Rydb.
Top Name:
JDC/HX/2019/028/907
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Received by NPGS:
13 Aug 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
10 August 2019.
West Virginia, United States
Locality: Smoke Hole Region: Powers Hollow. Located approximately 5.2 miles west of Petersburg on the east side of Powers Hollow Road, Grant County
Coordinates: 39.0034, -79.2204 (Map it)
Elevation: 455m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Exposed rock cliff edges.
Number of plants sampled: 75
Associated species: Monarda sp., Helianthus divaricatus, Taenidia integerrima, Aquilegia canadensis, Quercus muehlenbergii, Juniperus virginiana, Ostrya virginiana and Quercus rubra
Aspect: West; Slope: 45
Comment: Species rather common throughout immediate area. Inflorescences were completely dried to base of plant at time of sampling.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 August 2019.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JDC/HX/2019/028/907
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

OPGC 7572
Type: Site identifier
Group: OPGC
OPGC Accession Numbers
The Ohio State University, OPGC

Ames 34945
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

JC0619
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
Heuchera alba is a narrow Appalachian endemic and globally imperiled (G2) taxon recorded only from West Virginia and Virginia that occurs in sympatry with H. pubescens and H. americana. According to Scheutte et al. 2018, the range for H. alba is restricted to high elevation acidic sandstone ridges and outcrops in the Ridge-and-Valley province of West Virginia and Virginia. In cultivation (central Iowa) the leaves emerge with subtle variegation that is lost by early summer. Flowers are creamy white to pale green.
Heuchera alba Rydb.
Genus:
Heuchera
Family:
Saxifragaceae
Nomen number:

492554
Place of publication:

Torreya 26:31, pl. 2. 1926
Verified:
05/18/2021 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 18 May 2021, from Heuchera spp. to Heuchera alba Rydb.
Other Links
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Sherwood, Andrew P., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 26 May 2021. Located at MISSA – Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. Inventory sample: Ames 34945 20ncaim1. Voucher of plant in cultivation during seed increase at NCRPIS. Taken during peak flower.
Citations
  • Bartgis, R. L. 1993. The limestone glades and barrens of West Virginia. Castanea 58(2):69-89. Number of accessions cited: 9
  • Carstens, J. D., C. D. Hopkins, & J. L. Trent. 2019. NCRPIS Collection Trip Report Monarda brevis. Technical Report to USDA-ARS Plant Exploration Office, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 1-42. Number of accessions cited: 13
  • Schuette, S., R. A. Folk, J. T. Cantley, & C. T. Martine. 2018. The hidden Heuchera: How science Twitter uncovered a globally imperiled species in Pennsylvania, USA. PhytoKeys 96:87-97. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.96.23667. Note: Reference to Heuchera in West Virginia and not specifically Ames 34945. Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree