American Alumroot is a native wildflower of rocky, wooded cliffs and hillsides in eastern and central North America with attractive, mottled heart-shaped leaves and airy spikes of tiny greenish-white flowers. The astringent root was used medicinally by indigenous peoples. Ruby-throated hummingbirds visit the flowers despite their small size.
Best time to see a American Alumroot
The best time to see a American Alumroot is March–May, when about 69% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 2,634 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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