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balsamroots
Balsamorhiza
Balsamorhiza is a genus of plants in the sunflower family known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada).
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Artorhiza
subgenusArtorhiza
Balsamorhiza
subgenusBalsamorhiza
Balsamorhiza deltoidea × sericea
hybridBalsamorhiza deltoidea × sericea
Balsamorhiza careyana × hookeri
hybridBalsamorhiza careyana × hookeri
Balsamorhiza × tomentosa
hybridBalsamorhiza × tomentosa
Balsamorhiza × terebinthacea
hybridBalsamorhiza × terebinthacea
Balsamorhiza × bonseri
hybridBalsamorhiza × bonseri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62267.