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Balsamorhiza macrophylla

Balsamorhiza macrophylla
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Balsamorhiza
Species: B. macrophylla
Binomial name
Balsamorhiza macrophylla
Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Balsamorhiza macrophylla var. idahoensis W.M.Sharp
  • Balsamorhiza hookeri Nuttall var. idahoensis (W.M.Sharp) Cronquist

Balsamorhiza macrophylla (cutleaf 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 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Oregon.

Balsamorhiza macrophylla is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows in sagebrush scrublands and conifer forests.



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