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Balsamorhiza hispidula

Sharp

Hooker's Balsamroot

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156402
Element CodePDAST11041
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusBalsamorhiza
Synonyms
Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hispidula(Sharp) Cronq.
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2003-03-07
Change Date2003-03-07
Edition Date2003-03-07
Edition AuthorsFellows, M.
Rank Reasons
Preferred habitat: bunchgrass, sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, salt desert. Range widespread througout the Great Basin (>5 states).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ArizonaS1Yes
ColoradoS2Yes
WyomingS2Yes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Utah (6)
AreaForestAcres
0401006Ashley National Forest7,645
0401007Ashley National Forest16,483
AtchinsonDixie National Forest17,655
Moody WashDixie National Forest31,835
Raft RiverSawtooth National Forest23,969
Rock CanyonDixie National Forest16,457
References (4)
  1. Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. 1994. Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A., Volume 5. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
  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. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.