Balsamorhiza lanata

Balsamorhiza lanata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Balsamorhiza
Species: B. lanata
Binomial name
Balsamorhiza lanata
(W.M.Sharp) W.A.Weber
Synonyms[1]
  • Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata W.M.Sharp

Balsamorhiza lanata (lanate balsamroot)[2] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to mountainous regions in northern California and southern Oregon.[3][4]

Balsamorhiza lanata is an herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves are covered with dense hairs resembling wool, so they look white. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows on grassy areas on hillsides and road embankments[4][5]

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