Biology:Balsamorhiza incana
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Short description: Species of plant
| Balsamorhiza incana | |
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| Balsamorhiza incana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
| Species: | B. incana
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| Binomial name | |
| Balsamorhiza incana Nutt.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Balsamorhiza incana (hoary balsamroot)[2] is a North American species of plants in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northwestern United States , in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Washington (state) , and Oregon.[3]
Balsamorhiza incana is an herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in grassy and rocky sites, often in conifer forests.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Balsamorhiza incana Nutt.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-32983.
- ↑ "Balsamorhiza incana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BAIN. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ "Balsamorhiza hispidula", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Balsamorhiza%20hispidula.png
- ↑ Weber, William A. (2006), "Balsamorhiza hispidula", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 21, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066206
- ↑ Sharp, Ward McClintic 1935. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22(1): 137–138
Wikidata ☰ Q19848707 entry

