The common name for the Alumroot is Coral bells. The scientific name of the Alumroot is Heuchera. The First Nations or Inuit name for the Alumroot is rat root.
Alum root or Alumroot is a common name for some species of two different genera of flowering plants:
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Heuchera
''Heuchera'' ( or ) is a genus of largely evergreen perennial plants in the family Saxifragaceae. All species are native to North America except for '' Heuchera sichotensis'', native to the Russian Far East. Common names include alumroot and co ...
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Geranium
''Geranium'' is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, with the gre ...
'', also called wild geranium or cranesbills
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