Balsamorhiza subg. Balsamorhiza |
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Taproots | relatively slender, bark relatively thin, not corrugated; rhizomes sometimes present (relatively short, deep-seated); caudices seldom branched. |
Basal leaves | blades mostly lanceolate, lance-elliptic, lance-ovate, linear-oblong, oblong, or ovate, often 1–2-pinnatifid or -pinnately lobed, sometimes cordate, ultimate margins usually crenate, dentate, or serrate, seldom entire. |
Cauline leaves | mostly proximal to mid stems. |
Petioles | mostly shorter than leaf blades. |
Ray corollas | mostly yellow (becoming brick red and chartaceous in B. rosea). |
Balsamorhiza subg. Balsamorhiza |
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Distribution | w North America |
Discussion | Species 9 (9 in the flora). Members of subg. Balsamorhiza usually inhabit shallow, rocky soils. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 96. |
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Name authority | unknown |
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