Balsamorhiza rosea
| Balsamorhiza rosea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
| Species: | B. rosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Balsamorhiza rosea A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Balsamorhiza rosea (rosy balsamroot)[2] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to the northwestern United States, in Washington and Oregon.[3]
Balsamorhiza rosea is an herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. It has flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. Ray florets are yellow at flowering time but turn red as they age. The species grows on dry hillsides.[4][5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Balsamorhiza rosea A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
- ↑ "Balsamorhiza rosea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Balsamorhiza rosea
- ↑ Nelson, Aven & Macbride, James Francis 1913. Botanical Gazette 56(6): 478–479
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