Two New Species, Heuchera soltisii and H. inconstans, with Further Taxonomic Notes for the Western Group of Heuchera Section Heuchera (Saxifragaceae).
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Folk, Ryan A.; Alexander, Patrick J.
- Source
- Systematic Botany. Apr/Jun2015, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p489-500. 12p.
- Subject
- *HEUCHERA
*PLANT classification
*BOTANICAL specimens
*HERBARIA
*PLANT morphology
- Language
- ISSN
- 0363-6445
The article presents a study of the flowering plant species found in the southern Intermountain Region of the states of Arizona and New Mexico called Heuchera soltisii and Heuchera inconstans. Topics discussed include the use of plant specimens collected from various U.S. herbaria in the study, the use of the laboratory microscope in the analysis and the study's results including the species' morphological characters, habitat and conservation.