Balsamorhiza hispidula |
Balsamorhiza incana |
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hairy balsamroot, hispid balsamroot |
hoary balsamroot, woolly balsamroot |
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Habit | Plants 6–40 cm. | Plants 20–35(–70) cm. |
Leaves | blades bright green, narrowly lance-elliptic to lanceolate, (6–)15–25(–40) × (3–)5–9+ cm (1–2-pinnatifid, primary lobes lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10–45 × 2–15 mm, secondary lobes usually divergent, antrorse), bases ± cuneate, ultimate margins usually entire (± revolute and/or thickened, often ciliate), apices acute to attenuate, faces ± hispidulous to hirtellous (gland-dotted as well; veins ± scabrous). |
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Basal leaves | blades white to grayish, lance-ovate to oblong, 10–45 × 3–7(–10) cm (1-pinnatifid, lobes ovate to lanceolate, 20–50 × 5–25 mm), bases broadly cuneate to truncate, margins entire or serrate (plane, not distinctly ciliate), apices obtuse, faces usually densely, sometimes sparsely, tomentose. |
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Involucres | campanulate to hemispheric 10–25 mm diam. |
hemispheric, 20–25(–30) mm. |
Ray laminae | 15–40 mm (abaxially glabrous). |
20–40(–50+) mm. |
Outer phyllaries | lanceolate to linear, 12–20 mm, not surpassing inner, apices acute to attenuate (margins often ciliate). |
ovate to lanceolate or linear, 15–20 mm, shorter than inner, apices acute to attenuate (margins ± ciliate). |
Heads | borne singly. |
usually borne singly. |
2n | = 38. |
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Balsamorhiza hispidula |
Balsamorhiza incana |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–May. | Flowering May–Jun(–Jul). |
Habitat | Basalt scablands and desert-steppe areas, juniper and sagebrush scrublands | Grassy meadows, dry, rocky sites, openings in conifer forests |
Elevation | 1800–2500 m (5900–8200 ft) | 1200–2800 m (3900–9200 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WY
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ID; MT; OR; WA; WY
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Discussion | Distribution of Balsamorhiza hispidula is highly disrupted in the southern part of its range. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Balsamorhiza incana hybridizes with B. sagittata. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 98. | FNA vol. 21, p. 96. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Balsamorhiza > subg. Balsamorhiza | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Balsamorhiza > subg. Balsamorhiza |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | B. hookeri var. hispidula | |
Name authority | W. M. Sharp: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 137, fig. 3, plate 5. (1935) | Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 350. (1840) |
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