Balsamorhiza incana Nutt.

Hoary balsamroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Balsamorhiza

Characteristics

Plants 20–35(–70) cm. Basal leaves: blades white to grayish, lance-ovate to oblong, 10–45 × 3–7(–10) cm (1-pinnatifid, lobes ovate to lanceolate, 20–50 × 5–25 mm), bases broadly cuneate to truncate, margins entire or serrate (plane, not distinctly ciliate), apices obtuse, faces usually densely, sometimes sparsely, tomentose. Heads usually borne singly. Involucres hemispheric, 20–25(–30) mm. Outer phyllaries ovate to lanceolate or linear, 15–20 mm, shorter than inner, apices acute to attenuate (margins ± ciliate). Ray laminae 20–40(–50+) mm. 2n = 38.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Meadows and other moderately moist to moderately dry open places. Grassy meadows, dry, rocky sites, openings in conifer forests; at elevations from 1,200-2,800 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots seeds
Therapeutic use Analgesic (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Analgesic (root), Cold Remedy (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Cold Remedy (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Balsamorhiza incana unspecified picture

Distribution

Balsamorhiza incana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:184063-1
WFO ID wfo-0000076323
COL ID KHZW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Balsamorhiza incana Balsamorhiza incana var. incana