Balsamorhiza serrata |
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serrrate balsamroot, toothed balsamroot |
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Habit | Perennial with an unbranched crown surmounting a carrot-like root, 1-4 dm. tall. |
Leaves | Basal leaves petiolate, green, scabrous, with prominent net-like veins, the blade deltoid-ovate, 4-29 cm. long and 2-8 cm. wide, sharply serrate, but also with some pinnatifid leaves; stems often with a pair of much-reduced leaves near the base. |
Flowers | Heads solitary; involucres smooth to strongly woolly, the bracts narrowly lanceolate; rays 10-16, 2-4 cm. long. |
Fruits | Achenes glabrous. |
Balsamorhiza serrata |
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Identification notes | Of all the species of Balsamorhiza found in our area, only Balsamorhiza serrata has sharply serrate leaves. |
Flowering time | April-June |
Habitat | Rock outcrops and dry, rocky knolls. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central and southeastern Washington; Washington to California, east to Nevada.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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