Balsamorhiza incana
| Balsamorhiza incana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
| Species: | B. incana |
| Binomial name | |
| Balsamorhiza incana Nutt. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Balsamorhiza incana (hoary balsamroot)[2] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to the northwestern United States, in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, and Oregon.[3]
Balsamorhiza incana is an herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in grassy and rocky sites, often in conifer forests.[4][5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Balsamorhiza incana Nutt.
- ↑ "Balsamorhiza incana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Balsamorhiza hispidula
- ↑ Sharp, Ward McClintic 1935. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22(1): 137–138
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