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Balsamorhiza incana
Balsamorhiza incana (hoary balsamroot) is a North American species of plants in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northwestern United States, in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, and Oregon.
Balsamorhiza incana is an herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in grassy and rocky sites, often in conifer forests.
Carey's balsamroot · Deltoid balsamroot · Hairy Balsamroot · Hooker's balsamroot · Lanate balsamroot · California balsamroot · Cutleaf balsamroot · Rosy balsamroot · Silky balsamroot · Serrate balsamroot · Balsamroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Balsamorhiza incana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
