Balsamorhiza serrata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
| Species: | B. serrata
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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
- ^ NRCS. "Balsamorhiza serrata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Balsamorhiza serrata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- ^ "Balsamorhiza serrata". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
- ^ Weber, William A. (2006). "Balsamorhiza serrata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Nelson, Aven & Macbride, James Francis 1913. Botanical Gazette 56(6): 479
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