Balsamorhiza hispidula
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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. hispidula
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Balsamorhiza hispidula is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to western United States, primarily the Great Basin and other dry, relatively flat terrain. It has been found in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.[2]
Balsamorhiza hispidula is an herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Balsamorhiza hispidula W.M.Sharp". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Balsamorhiza hispidula". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- ^ Weber, William A. (2006). "Balsamorhiza hispidula". 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.
- ^ Sharp, Ward McClintic 1935. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22(1): 137–138
External links[edit]
Media related to Balsamorhiza hispidula at Wikimedia Commons- Balsamorhiza careyana in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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