Balsamorhiza sericea is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae known by the common name silky balsamroot. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northwestern California and southwestern Oregon, with additional populations in the Blue and Steens Mountains in eastern Oregon. It grows in rocky areas, sometimes on serpentine soils.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Silky 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 incana
- Balsamorhiza hookeri
- Balsamorhiza lanata
- Balsamorhiza hispidula
- Balsamorhiza macrolepis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Balsamorhiza
- Species
- Balsamorhiza sericea
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