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Balsamorhiza macrophylla
Also called Idaho Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza macrophylla (cutleaf balsamroot) is a North American species of plants in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the northwestern United States, in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Oregon. It grows in sagebrush scrublands and conifer forests. It sometimes hybridizes with Balsamorhiza sagittata.
B. macrophylla grows up to 100 centimetres (39 in) tall, with leaves reaching 60 cm (24 in). It has yellow flower heads about 8–10 cm (3–4 in) in diameter, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets.
Carey's balsamroot · Deltoid balsamroot · Hairy Balsamroot · Hooker's balsamroot · Hoary balsamroot · Lanate balsamroot · California balsamroot · Rosy balsamroot · Silky balsamroot · Serrate balsamroot · Balsamroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Balsamorhiza macrophylla 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.
