Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Nuttall

Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 351. 1840.

Endemic
Synonyms: Balsamorhiza glabrescens Bentham
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 95. Mentioned on page 93, 96.

Plants 20–90 cm. Basal leaves: blades green, deltate or rounded-deltate to triangular-deltate, 10–25+ × 7–15 (–20) cm, bases cordate to sagittate, margins usually crenate to dentate (at least near bases), sometimes entire, apices acute, faces usually sparsely hirtellous to hispidulous, sometimes glabrous (usually glanddotted, sometimes vernicose). Heads usually borne singly, sometimes 2+. Involucres campanulate to hemispheric 15–30+ mm diam. Outer phyllaries oblong to lanceolate or lance-linear, (12–) 30–40 (–60) mm, usually much surpassing inner, apices acute. Ray laminae 20–50 mm. 2n = 38.


Phenology: Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat: Open hillsides, openings in chaparral or forests
Elevation: 60–1800(–2400) m

Distribution

V21-221-distribution-map.gif

B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Balsamorhiza deltoidea varies in the crenation of the leaf margins. The variability may stem from an old hybridization with B. hookeri or other species of Balsamorhiza. Otherwise, B. deltoidea shows little significant variability except where it hybridizes with B. careyana in the narrows of the Columbia River Gorge.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Balsamorhiza deltoidea"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
connate +  and distinct +
acute;crenate to dentate;crenate;acute +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
less corymbiform +  and racemiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
William A. Weber +
Nuttall +
bristlelike +
coroniform +
corrugated +
cordate +  and sagittate +
Artorhiza +
compound +  and simple +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
rounded-deltate;triangular-deltate +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
yellow +  and orange +
hairy +  and glabrous +
3-4-angled +  and prismatic +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
60–1800(–2400) m +
glabrous +, usually sparsely hirtellous +  and hispidulous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Open hillsides, openings in chaparral or forests +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
campanulate;hemispheric +
alternate +  and opposite +
deltate +
crenate to dentate +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
oblong +  and lanceolate or lance-linear +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jun(–Jul). +
8 +  and 20 +
unequal +  and subequal +
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Balsamorhiza glabrescens +
Balsamorhiza deltoidea +
Balsamorhiza subg. Artorhiza +
species +
cylindric +
cylindric +
shorter to longer than campanulate +
toothed +  and entire +
45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br />) +