Balsamorhiza lanata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Balsamorhiza lanata (W. M. Sharp) W. A. Weber

Woolly balsamroot

2020 Joey Santore

2015 John Doyen

2007 Allison Carver

2004 Penn Martin II

2016 Julie Kierstead Nelson

2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson

2015 John Doyen

Balsamorhiza lanata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (78 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Balsamorhiza
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata

Information about Balsamorhiza lanata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BALA8) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/09/2023).