Flora:Deltoid Balsamroot
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
| Balsamorhiza deltoidea |
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Alternate Names: Balsam Deltoid, Deltoid Balsam Root, Northwest Balsamroot, Puget Balsamroot
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Links
- Burke Museum
- CalFlora
- CalPhotos
- E-Flora BC
- Forestry Images
- Turner Photographics
- US Department of Agriculture Link
- Washington Flora Checklist
- Wildflowers.org
Description
The hillsides of eastern Oregon and Washington turn brilliant yellow each spring with the blossoms of Balsamroot.
Tips for identifying Balsamroot
| Grows to 3 feet tall; leaves large, arrow-shaped, smooth edged, green, hairless; multiple flowers on one stalk | Carey's Balsamroot | Balsamorhiza careyana |
| Grows to 3 feet tall; leaves large, arrow-shaped, notched, green, hairless; multiple flowers on one stalk | Deltoid Balsamroot | Balsamhoriza deltoidea |
| Grows to 3 feet tall; leaves large, arrow-shaped, smooth edged, silvery, velvety; single flower on each stalk | Arrowleaf Balsamroot | Balsamhoriza sagittata |
| Flower stalks up to 2 feet; leaves fern like, wrinkled; single flower on each stem | Hairy Balsamroot | Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hirsuta |
| Flower stalks up to 2 feet; leaves fern like, segments over 1 inch wide; stems very hairy; single flower on each stem | Hoary Balsamroot | Balsamorhiza incana |
| Smaller, nearly flat plant; leaves deeply notched like Desert Parsley;ray flower petals double notched | Hooker's Balsamroot | Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hookeri |
| Leaves, bluish, crinkly edged, single flowers on short stalks with very wide rays; flowers age red | Rosy Balsamroot | Balsamorhiza rosea |
Balsamroot occasionally hybridize, making identification difficult.
Contributors
- Stevefromdodge (creator)