| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Balsamorhiza macrolepis W.M.Sharp trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 132 (1935) |
| Native Range | Oregon to Nevada and California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 90-1400m |
| Description | leaves green or grey-green, elliptic to lanceolate, 1-2-pinnatifid, segments ovate, dentate or lobate, capitula solitary, involucre hemispherical, ligules 2-4cm |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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, NEV Nevada) |