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Balsamorhiza hispidula
Hairy Balsamroot is a North American herbaceous perennial in the daisy family, native to dry, relatively flat terrain of the western United States, especially the Great Basin. It is adapted to arid conditions and needs full sun and very well-drained soil.
Balsamorhiza hispidula is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to western United States, primarily the Great Basin and other dry, relatively flat terrain. It has been found in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.
Balsamorhiza hispidula is an herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets.
Carey's balsamroot · Deltoid balsamroot · Hooker's balsamroot · Hoary balsamroot · Lanate balsamroot · California balsamroot · Cutleaf balsamroot · Rosy balsamroot · Silky balsamroot · Serrate balsamroot · Balsamroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Balsamorhiza hispidula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
