Balsamorhiza macrophylla

Balsamorhiza macrophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Engelmanniinae
Genus: Balsamorhiza
Species: Balsamorhiza macrophylla

Name

Balsamorhiza macrophylla Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 350 (1840).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Balsamorhiza macrophylla var. idahoensis W.M.Sharp Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 136 (1935).
    • Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis (W.M.Sharp) Cronquist, Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 103 (1955).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Balsamorhiza macrophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Balsamorhiza macrophylla. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 05 2018. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Balsamorhiza macrophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Feb. 2018. Reference page.
  • Find all Wikispecies pages which cite this reference.

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Balsamorhiza macrophylla. Accessed: 2024 Jan 30.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Balsamorhiza macrophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Cutleaf balsamroot
español: Bálsamo de hoja cortada

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