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

Lanate balsamroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Balsamorhiza

Characteristics

Plants 10–20(–30) cm. Basal leaves: blades white to grayish, lanceolate to linear-oblong, 10–20 × 3–6(–8) cm (1–2-pinnatifid, primary lobes lance-linear to oblong, mostly 5–40 × 1–10 mm, secondary lobes or teeth antrorse, divergent), bases cuneate to truncate, ultimate margins mostly entire (± revolute), apices rounded to acute, faces densely lanate-tomentose to villous. Heads borne singly. Involucres ± hemispheric, 12–20 mm diam. Outer phyllaries lanceolate to linear, 10–20 mm, sometimes surpassing inner, apices acute to attenuate. Ray laminae (10–)15–20 mm (abaxially puberulent or glabrous).
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20006630-1
WFO ID wfo-0000028206
COL ID KHZY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Balsamorhiza lanata Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata