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Balsamorhiza hookeri
Also called Hairy Balsamroot, Cutleaf Balsamroot, Neglected Balsamroot, Rabbithead Balsamroot
Hooker's balsamroot is a native North American perennial daisy that forms clumps of large, hairy leaves and sunflower-like yellow flower heads in spring. It thrives in dry, open, sunny sites with excellent drainage and is best left to drought conditions once established.
Balsamorhiza hookeri (Hooker's balsamroot) is a North American species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the Great Basin and neighboring regions in the Western United States. It is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
It grows to 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in dry, grassy meadows in sagebrush steppe and montane plant communities in the Great Basin. It is common at much lower elevations in central Washington State scablands.
Balsamroots have been used as food and medicine by native peoples for many years.
Carey's balsamroot · Deltoid balsamroot · Hairy Balsamroot · Hoary balsamroot · Lanate balsamroot · California balsamroot · Cutleaf balsamroot · Rosy balsamroot · Silky balsamroot · Serrate balsamroot · Balsamroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Balsamorhiza hookeri 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.
