balsamroot

genus Balsamorhiza

Member of yellow sunflower-like flowers
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

See also mule’s ears (genus Wyethia), which has similar flowers but completely different leaves.

california balsamroot
Balsamorhiza macrolepis

california balsamroot
Balsamorhiza macrolepis

basal leaf pinnately divided into linear to ovate segments
a few cauline leaves are present, but not described
scattered in the Diablo range, but not in the Mt. Diablo area

deltoid balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea

basal entire to coarsely dentate
cauline leaves entire
rare in the Mt. Diablo area

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

Locations:

Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2

Months:

Apr.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora