Balsamorhiza lanata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
| Species: | B. lanata
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Balsamorhiza lanata, with the common name lanate balsamroot, is a species of plant in the sunflower tribe of the aster family native to California.[1][3]
Distribution[]
The plant is endemic to Northern California.[1] It is only found within Siskiyou County, in the Scott Mountains of the Klamath Range, and the Shasta Valley Mountains of the southern Cascade Range.[1][4]
The species grows on grassy areas on hillsides and road embankments[4][5]
Description[]
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.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Balsamorhiza lanata". Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database – via www.calflora.org.
- ^ "Balsamorhiza lanata Nutt.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List.
- ^ "Balsamorhiza lanata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Weber, William A. (2006). "Balsamorhiza lanata". 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.
- ^ Sharp, Ward McClintic 1935. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22(1): 130–131 as Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata
External links[]
- Calflora
- Jepson eFlora, The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
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Categories:
- Balsamorhiza
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Plants described in 1935
- Taxa named by William Alfred Weber
- Heliantheae stubs