Description: Perennial herb with a woody rootstock, 8 cm (3.2 in.) tall. Leaves basal, petioled, kidney-shaped, smooth, palmately dissected into 5 to 7 lobes, each with 3 triangular teeth. Inflorescence a raceme, often curved as fruit develops. Flower sepals 4, oblong to lanceolate; petals blue to violet, fused at base, divided into 4 linear lobes, 4 mm long. Fruit wide, somewhat flattened, heart-shaped capsule with many seeds. Time of flowering: late June to August.
Habitat: Alpine, bristlecone pine, and mixed conifer forest communities. Occurs in high elevation springs and seeps, snow melt run-off and permanently damp areas. Elevations: 2,590 - 3,300 m (8,500 - 11,800 ft).
Range: Endemic to the Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada. Known from several sites in the upper Lee and Kyle canyons, and in the vicinity of Griffith Peak, Charleston Peak, and Mummy Mountain.
Comments: Distinct species in a small genus; may be distinguished from red alumroot (Heucheria rubescens) by the lack of cilia (hairs) along the margins of the leaf, and from heucheria leaf telesonix (Telesonix jamesii) by the darker green color and shine of the leaf.