Balsamorhiza careyana
Appearance
Balsamorhiza careyana | |
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Balsamorhiza careyana in flower near Vantage, Kittitas County Washington | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Balsamorhiza |
Species: | B. careyana
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Binomial name | |
Balsamorhiza careyana A. Gray
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Balsamorhiza careyana is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower tribe of the plant family Asteraceae known by the common name Carey's balsamroot. It is native to northwestern United States Washington and Oregon where it grows arid and desert regions east of the Cascades. It is very similar to a close relative Balsamorhiza sagittata, but its leaves are more sandpaper-like instead of soft and hairy.[1]
References
External links
- Media related to Balsamorhiza careyana at Wikimedia Commons
- Balsamorhiza careyana in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley