Balsamorhiza serrata, the serrate balsamroot, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Serrated 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 hookeri
- Balsamorhiza incana
- Balsamorhiza careyana
- Balsamorhiza rosea
- Balsamorhiza hispidula
- Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Balsamorhiza
- Species
- Balsamorhiza serrata
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