Balsamorhiza macrophylla

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Balsamorhiza
Species:
B. macrophylla
Binomial name
Balsamorhiza macrophylla
Synonyms[1]
  • Balsamorhiza macrophylla var. idahoensis W.M.Sharp
  • Balsamorhiza hookeri Nuttall var. idahoensis (W.M.Sharp) Cronquist

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. Weber, William A. (2006). "Balsamorhiza macrophylla". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 21. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  2. "Balsamorhiza macrophylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. "Balsamorhiza macrophylla". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.


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