Burke: Balsamorhiza vs. Balsamorhiza sagittata

	Balsamorhiza	Balsamorhiza sagittata
	balsamroot	arrowleaf balsamroot
Habit		Large perennial herb from a taproot.
Leaves		All basal, large with broad or cordate bases, densely grayish hairy.
Flowers		Heads solitary; top of peduncle and lower part of involucre strongly white-woolly; rays 8-25, 2.5-4 cm. long.
Fruits		Achene glabrous.

	Balsamorhiza	Balsamorhiza sagittata
Identification notes		Look for the typically densely hairy, silvery-gray foliage and involucre bracts; leaves are all basal.
Flowering time		April-July
Habitat		Shrub-steppe, grasslands, and other open areas from low to middle elevations.
Distribution	[BONAP county map]	Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern	Not of concern
Sibling taxa		B. ×bonseri, B. careyana, B. careyana × B. hookeri, B. deltoidea, B. hookeri, B. hookeri × B. sagittata, B. incana, B. rosea, B. serrata, B. ×terebinthacea, B. ×tomentosa
Subordinate taxa	B. ×bonseri, B. careyana, B. careyana × B. hookeri, B. deltoidea, B. hookeri, B. hookeri × B. sagittata, B. incana, B. rosea, B. sagittata, B. serrata, B. ×terebinthacea, B. ×tomentosa
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search