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Balsamorhiza lanata

(Sharp) W.A. Weber

Hooker's Balsamroot

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
MediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139276
Element CodePDAST11047
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusBalsamorhiza
Synonyms
Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanataSharp
Other Common Names
lanate balsamroot (EN) Lanate Balsamroot (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
The second edition of The Jepson Manual (Baldwin et al. 2012) and Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006) accept it as a distinct species, Balsamorhiza lanata. Kartesz (1994, 1999) includes Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata in his treatment of B. hookeri var. lagocephala. The California Native Plant Society (1994) and Hickman (1993) recognize the plant as a distinct taxon. FNA (2006) includes B. hookeri var. lagocephala in B. hookeri.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2015-08-05
Change Date2010-02-23
Edition Date2015-08-05
Edition AuthorsBittman, R.
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on grassy slopes and roadsides, at elevations ranging from 700 to 1,500 meters (Weber, 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Cropland/hedgerow
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS1Yes
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
References (5)
  1. Baldwin, B. G., D. H. Goldman, D. J. Keil, R. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, and D. H. Wilken, eds. 2012. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California. 2nd edition. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1568 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. Weber, W.A. 2020. Flora of North America: <i>Balsamorhiza lanata</i>. Accessed: September 6, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Balsamorhiza_lanata