Balsamorhiza lanata

Balsamorhiza lanata, with the common name lanate balsamroot, is a species of plant in the sunflower tribe of the aster family native to California.[1][3]

Balsamorhiza lanata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Balsamorhiza
Species:
B. lanata
Binomial name
Balsamorhiza lanata
(W.M.Sharp) W.A.Weber [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata W.M.Sharp

Distribution

The plant is endemic to Northern California.[1] It is only found within Siskiyou County, in the Scott Mountains of the Klamath Range, and the Shasta Valley Mountains of the southern Cascade Range.[1][4]

The species grows on grassy areas on hillsides and road embankments[4][5]

Description

Balsamorhiza lanata is an herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves are covered with dense hairs resembling wool, so they look white.

It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets.

References
  1. "Balsamorhiza lanata". Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database – via www.calflora.org.
  2. "Balsamorhiza lanata Nutt.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List.
  3. "Balsamorhiza lanata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. Weber, William A. (2006). "Balsamorhiza lanata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 21. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. Sharp, Ward McClintic 1935. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22(1): 130–131 as Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata


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