Balsamorhiza hookeri
Nutt.
Hooker's balsam root, Hooker's balsamroot
Balsamorhiza hookeri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland
[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)
