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Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Balsamorhiza hookeri × balsamorhiza sagittata

deltoid balsamroot, Puget balsamroot

hybrid balsamroot
Habit Perennial herb from a large taproot.
Leaves

All basal; large with triangular or cordate base, sparsely hairy.

Flowers

Large, yellow sunflower-like heads with slightly hairy involucres.

Fruits

Achene glabrous.

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Balsamorhiza hookeri × balsamorhiza sagittata
Identification notes Similar to B. sagitatta, but differs in being less densely pubescent, with the herbage and involucre green rather than grayish.
Flowering time March-July April-May
Habitat Prairies, open slopes, and forest edge at low elevations. Sagebrush desert.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; also known from Idaho.
Origin Native Native
Conservation status Review Group 2 in Washington (WANHP) Not of concern
Sibling taxa
B. ×bonseri, B. careyana, B. careyana × B. hookeri, B. hookeri, B. hookeri × B. sagittata, B. incana, B. rosea, B. sagittata, B. serrata, B. ×terebinthacea, B. ×tomentosa
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