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Balsamorhiza hookeri

(Hook.) Nutt.

Hooker's Balsamroot

GNRUnranked Found in 38 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1194779
Element CodePDAST110J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusBalsamorhiza
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
FNA (2006, vol. 21) does not recognize varieties of Balsamorhiza hookeri and excludes varieties recognized in Kartesz (1994 and 1999) as distinct from the species: B. hookeri var. hispidula is recognized as the distinct species, B. hispidula; B. hookeri var. idahoensis is included in B. macrophylla; B. hookeri var. lagocephala is included in B. lanata. Additionally, the FNA treatment includes B. macrolepis var. platylepis in B. hookeri.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (38)
California (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainTahoe National Forest5,832
Barney RileyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,083
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Silver HillHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,423
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
Nevada (15)
AreaForestAcres
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Butler Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest25,878
Chineese Camp (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,207
Fourmile HillHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,718
Moriah - West SlopeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest14,737
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - Hunter WestHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest80
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Snake - Cedar SpurHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest35
Snake - HatcheryHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,627
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
Sweetwater (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,946
Wellington HillsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,009
West Walker (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,683
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Malheur RiverMalheur National Forest7,283
Utah (11)
AreaForestAcres
0401001Ashley National Forest11,705
0401002Ashley National Forest36,113
0401005Ashley National Forest38,930
0401006Ashley National Forest7,645
0401007Ashley National Forest16,483
0401024Ashley National Forest12,882
0401031Ashley National Forest7,110
0401034Ashley National Forest967
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
North HillsDixie National Forest24,480
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Lion RockWenatchee National Forest4,692
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.