Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Balsamorhiza rosea A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 56: 478 (1913) |
Native Range | Oregon to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-400m |
Description | taproot, leaves petiolate, deltate, crenate to pinnatisect, 3-20cm long, strigose, capitula solitary, relatively small, ligules 10-16, 10-25mm long, ca. 1cm wide |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow, becoming pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Balsamorhiza hookeri var. rosea (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) W.M.Sharp |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |