Calflora Taxon Report
Balsamorhiza hookeri  Nutt.
Hooker's balsam root, Hooker's balsamroot
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Balsamorhiza hookeri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Balsamorhiza
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFBalsamorhiza macrolepis var. platylepis
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[Wikipedia] Hybridization: It tends to grow in rockier habitats than its cousin, arrow-leaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata).[2] It hybridizes with arrow-leaf balsamroot, which has arrow shaped leaves.[2] The result is a plant with leaves that are arrow shaped, but also deeply divided. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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