Common names include alumroot and coral bells. The scientific name of the Alumroot is Heuchera. The common name for the Alumroot is Coral bells. It is known by the common names Senator Mine alumroot and Eastwood alumroot. The First Nation or Inuit name for the Alumroot is rat root. Heuchera rubescens, with the common name pink alumroot, is a species of "Heuchera". Above elevations of , roundleaf alumroot is common, particularly near the edges of lava flows.