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Balsamorhiza Terebinthacea
''Balsamorhiza'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada). Native Americans used the sticky sap of this plant as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap. The large taproots produced by ''Balsamorhiza sagittata'' are edible and were harvested, dried, and ground into a starchy flour by Native Americans when other food plants were scarce. The plants' large taproots are reported to be very palatable and far less bitter than the above-ground parts of the plant.Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, The plant grows on dry hillsides and dry open meadows throughout the Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Sagittata
''Balsamorhiza sagittata'' is a North American species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae known by the common name Arrowleaf Balsamroot. It is widespread across western Canada and much of the western United States. Description This is a taprooted perennial herb growing a hairy, glandular stem tall, with the plant's total height up to . The branching, barky root may extend over deep into the soil. The silvery-gray basal leaves are generally triangular in shape and large, approaching in maximum length. Leaves farther up the stem are linear to narrowly oval in shape and smaller. The leaves have untoothed edges and are coated in fine to rough hairs, especially on the undersides. The inflorescence bears one or more flower head, sometimes more than one on the same stem, blooming from May to July. Each head has a center of long yellowish tubular disc florets and a fringe of 8–25 bright yellow ray florets, each up to long. The fruit is a hairless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Hispidula
''Balsamorhiza hispidula '' is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to western United States, primarily the Great Basin and other dry, relatively flat terrain. It has been found in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. ''Balsamorhiza hispidula'' is an herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc floret The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...s. References External links * * hispidula Plants described in 1935 Flora of the Western United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Heliantheae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of Western Canada
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and flora (the taxonomic composition of a community) was first made by Jules Thurmann (1849). Prior to this, the two terms were used indiscriminately.Thurmann, J. (1849). ''Essai de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asteraceae Genera
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae were first described in the year 1740. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of extant species in each family is unknown. Most species of Asteraceae are annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plants, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions in a wide variety of habitats. Most occur in hot desert and cold or hot semi-desert climates, and they are found on every continent but Antarctica. The primary common characteristic is the existence of sometimes hundreds of tiny individual florets which are held together by protective involucres in flower heads, or more technically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza
''Balsamorhiza'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada). Native Americans used the sticky sap of this plant as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap. The large taproots produced by ''Balsamorhiza sagittata'' are edible and were harvested, dried, and ground into a starchy flour by Native Americans when other food plants were scarce. The plants' large taproots are reported to be very palatable and far less bitter than the above-ground parts of the plant.Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, The plant grows on dry hillsides and dry open meadows throughout the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza × Tomentosa
''Balsamorhiza'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada). Native Americans used the sticky sap of this plant as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap. The large taproots produced by ''Balsamorhiza sagittata'' are edible and were harvested, dried, and ground into a starchy flour by Native Americans when other food plants were scarce. The plants' large taproots are reported to be very palatable and far less bitter than the above-ground parts of the plant.Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, The plant grows on dry hillsides and dry open meadows throughout the Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Terebinthacea
''Balsamorhiza'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada). Native Americans used the sticky sap of this plant as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap. The large taproots produced by ''Balsamorhiza sagittata'' are edible and were harvested, dried, and ground into a starchy flour by Native Americans when other food plants were scarce. The plants' large taproots are reported to be very palatable and far less bitter than the above-ground parts of the plant.Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, The plant grows on dry hillsides and dry open meadows throughout the Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Serrata
''Balsamorhiza serrata'' (serrate balsamroot) is a North American species of plants in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae. Distribution and habitat The plant is native to the Western United States, including the Great Basin region. It has been found in Washington, Oregon, northern Nevada, and the Modoc Plateau in Modoc County of northeastern California. It grows in dry, rocky knolls and rock outcrops. Description ''Balsamorhiza serrata '' is an herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves have teeth along the edges, hence the name ''"serrata."'' It has yellow flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc floret The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...s. References serrata Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Sericea
''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. Description ''Balsamorhiza sericea'' is a taprooted perennial herb growing erect 20 to 40 centimeters (8-16 inches) tall. The leaves are mostly located at the base of the plant. They are vaguely fern-like, with each leaf being composed of many pairs of oppositely-arranged lobes. Each lobe is oval and coated in silvery hairs. The inflorescence bears a single flower head with a center of yellow disc florets and a fringe of yellow ray florets each 2 or 3 centimeters long. The fruit is an achene An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple dry fruit p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Rosea
''Balsamorhiza rosea '' (rosy balsamroot) is a North American species of plants in the sunflower tribe within the aster family. It is native to the northwestern United States, in Washington and Oregon. ''Balsamorhiza rosea '' is an herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. It has flower heads, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc florets. Ray florets The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ... are yellow at flowering time but turn red as they age. The species grows on dry hillsides. References rosea Flora of the Northwestern United States Plants described in 1840 Taxa named by Aven Nelson Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Heliantheae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Macrophylla
''Balsamorhiza macrophylla '' (cutleaf balsamroot) is a North American species of plants in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the northwestern United States, in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Oregon. It grows in sagebrush scrublands and conifer forests. It sometimes hybridizes with ''Balsamorhiza sagittata''. ''B. macrophylla'' grows up to tall, with leaves reaching . It has yellow flower heads about in diameter, usually borne one at a time, with both ray florets and disc floret The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...s. References macrophylla Plants described in 1840 Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Heliantheae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsamorhiza Macrolepis
''Balsamorhiza macrolepis'' is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae, known by the common name California balsamroot. It is found only in California, where it grows in dry, open habitat, mostly in mountainous areas, mostly in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada and in the eastern Coast Ranges near San Francisco Bay. It is now becoming rare in the Coast Ranges. Description ''Balsamorhiza macrolepis'' is a taprooted perennial herb growing erect 20 to 60 centimeters tall. The large lobed leaves are lance-shaped to oval and the largest, generally toward the base of the plant, may approach 50 centimeters (20 inches) in length. They are bright to dull grayish-green and coated in fine hairs. The inflorescence bears a single flower head lined with hairy, glandular phyllaries In botanical terminology, a phyllary, also known an involucral bract or tegule, is a single bract of the involucre of a composite flower. The involucre is the groupin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
