ON THIS PLANT
Balsamorhiza macrolepis is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae, known by the common name California balsamroot. It is found only in California, where it grows in dry, open habitat, mostly in mountainous areas, mostly in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada and in the eastern Coast Ranges near San Francisco Bay. It is now becoming rare in the Coast Ranges.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Balsamorhiza
- Family
- Asteraceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en California balsamroot
