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Balsamorhiza careyana

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Balsamorhiza careyana
Balsamorhiza careyana in flower in Douglas County Washington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Balsamorhiza
Species:
B. careyana
Binomial name
Balsamorhiza careyana
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Balsamorhiza careyana- closeup of flower and sepals

Balsamorhiza careyana is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae known by the common name Carey's balsamroot. It is native to northwestern United States Washington and Oregon where it grows in arid and desert regions east of the Cascades. It is very similar to a close relative Balsamorhiza sagittata, but its leaves feel more fine sandpaper-like instead of soft and hairy,[1] the involucre (flower bract) is less densely wooly, and it is probably more resistant to drought.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Burke Museum- WTU Image Collection"
  2. ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 148. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
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