Calflora Taxon Report
Balsamorhiza macrolepis  W. M. Sharp
Big scale balsam root, California balsamroot
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2023 Matt Berger
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2023 Matt Berger
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2020 Roy Johnson
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2020 Rebecca Schoenenberger
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2020 Rebecca Schoenenberger
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2020 Rebecca Schoenenberger
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2023 Matt Berger
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2023 Matt Berger
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2023 Matt Berger
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2019 David Greenberger
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2020 Tara Lee
Balsamorhiza macrolepis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Genus: Balsamorhiza
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Ultramafic affinity: 2.5 - strong indicator

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSBalsamorhiza macrolepis var. macrolepis
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[Wikipedia] Limited Range: 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. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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

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