Balsamorhiza macrolepis
W. M. Sharp
Big scale balsam root, California balsamroot
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 or endangered)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
2.5 - strong indicator
slopes
Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland
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External links:
[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)
