Balsamorhiza macrophylla
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
Species: | B. macrophylla
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Binomial name | |
Balsamorhiza macrophylla Nutt.
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ "Balsamorhiza macrophylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Balsamorhiza macrophylla". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
Categories:
- Balsamorhiza
- Plants described in 1840
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Heliantheae stubs