Balsamorhiza careyana is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae known by the common name Carey's balsamroot. It is native to northwestern United States Washington and Oregon where it grows in arid and desert regions east of the Cascades. It is very similar to a close relative Balsamorhiza sagittata, but its leaves feel more fine sandpaper-like instead of soft and hairy, the involucre (flower bract) is less densely wooly, and it is probably more resistant to drought.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Carey's balsamroot 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 deltoidea
- Balsamorhiza sagittata
- Wyethia amplexicaulis
- Wyethia arizonica
- Wyethia helenioides
- Balsamorhiza serrata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Balsamorhiza
- Species
- Balsamorhiza careyana
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo