Balsamorhiza hookeri |
Balsamorhiza deltoidea |
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hairy balsamroot, hare's head balsamroot, Hooker's balsamroot |
deltoid balsamroot, Puget balsamroot |
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Habit | Perennial from a carrot-like taproot, the lax, nearly naked stems 0.6-4 dm. tall. | Perennial herb from a large taproot. |
Leaves | Basal leaves 1-4 dm. long, pinnatifid, the divisions entire to deeply toothed; stem leaves often with one or more inconspicuous, linear or pinnatifid bracts near the base. |
All basal; large with triangular or cordate base, sparsely hairy. |
Flowers | Heads solitary; involucre bracts linear to ovate, long-hairy at least marginally; rays 10-16, 1.5-3.5 cm. long. |
Large, yellow sunflower-like heads with slightly hairy involucres. |
Fruits | Achenes glabrous. |
Achene glabrous. |
Balsamorhiza hookeri |
Balsamorhiza deltoidea |
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Identification notes | Our other species with pinnatifid leaves, Balsamorhiza incana, is silky-woolly throughout, while B. hookeri is sparcely hairy. | Similar to B. sagitatta, but differs in being less densely pubescent, with the herbage and involucre green rather than grayish. |
Flowering time | April-June | March-July |
Habitat | Dry, open areas at low to moderate elevations, usually in lithosol (rocky, cobbly soil). | Prairies, open slopes, and forest edge at low elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; Washington to California, east to western Montana, southern Idaho, and Nevada.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Review Group 2 in Washington (WANHP) |
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