| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Balsamorhiza sericea W.A.Weber trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 50: 358 (1982) |
| Native Range | Oregon to California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-1800m |
| Description | basal leaves 10-30cm, lanceolate to elliptic, pinnatilobate, finely silvery pilose, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, phyllaries broadly ovate, finely strigose |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |