Balsamorhiza hispidula is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to western United States, primarily the Great Basin and other dry, relatively flat terrain. It has been found in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Balsamorhiza hispidula being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Balsamorhiza hookeri
- Balsamorhiza macrolepis
- Balsamorhiza incana
- Balsamorhiza lanata
- Balsamorhiza sericea
- Balsamorhiza macrophylla
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Balsamorhiza
- Species
- Balsamorhiza hispidula
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