Balsamorhiza hookeri (Hooker's balsamroot) is a North American species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the Great Basin and neighboring regions in the Western United States. It is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hooker'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 hispidula
- Balsamorhiza incana
- Balsamorhiza lanata
- Balsamorhiza sericea
- Balsamorhiza macrolepis
- Balsamorhiza serrata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Balsamorhiza
- Species
- Balsamorhiza hookeri
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