Balsamorhiza serrata
| Balsamorhiza serrata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
| Species: | B. serrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Balsamorhiza serrata Nutt. | |
Balsamorhiza serrata (serrate balsamroot)[1] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family.
Distribution
The plant is native to the Western United States, including the Great Basin region.
It has been found in Washington, Oregon, northern Nevada, and the Modoc Plateau in Modoc County of northeastern California.[2][3]
Description
Balsamorhiza serrata is an herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves have teeth along the edges, hence the name "serrata."
It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Balsamorhiza serrata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Balsamorhiza serrata Nelson & J.F. Macbr., serrate balsam root, serrate balsamroot
- ↑ Flora of North America, Balsamorhiza serrata
- ↑ Nelson, Aven & Macbride, James Francis 1913. Botanical Gazette 56(6): 479
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