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Rosy balsamroot

Balsamorhiza rosea

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Washington to Oregon

About

Balsamorhiza rosea (rosy balsamroot) 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.

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.

Other Balsamorhiza plants

Carey's balsamroot · Deltoid balsamroot · Hairy Balsamroot · Hooker's balsamroot · Hoary balsamroot · Lanate balsamroot · California balsamroot · Cutleaf balsamroot · Silky balsamroot · Serrate balsamroot · Balsamroot

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Balsamorhiza rosea 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.

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