Balsamorhiza macrophylla
| Balsamorhiza macrophylla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
| Species: | B. macrophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Balsamorhiza macrophylla Nutt. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Balsamorhiza macrophylla (cutleaf 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, Utah, and Oregon.[3]
Balsamorhiza macrophylla is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows in sagebrush scrublands and conifer forests.[1]
References
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Balsamorhiza macrophylla
- ↑ "Balsamorhiza macrophylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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