[Balsamroots: The Genus Balsamorhiza West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sericea
Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis
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Silky balsamroot blooming along Forest Road 4201 adjacent to the Days Gulch Botanical Area, southwest of Selma, OR.....April 21, 2021.
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The basal leaves of silky balsamroot as seen on slopes above the Illinois River to the southwest of Selma, OR........April 5, 2009.
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Silky balsamroot as seen at Little Falls Campground, Rogue-River-Siskiyou National Forest........April 21, 2021.
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Close-up images of the leaves and flower heads of silky balsamroot as seen at the Days Gulch Botanical Area several miles southwest of Eight Dollar Mountain, Siskiyou Region of southwest Oregon...........April 29, 2012.
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Silky balsamroot as seen at left along the Eight Dollar Mountain Road about one-half mile east of the green bridge over the Illinois River, Siskiyou region of Oregon...........April 29, 2012. Since the leaves are not very pinnatifid, there may be some hybridization with Balsamorhiza deltoidea which occurs nearby. The photo at right shows silky balsamroot in bloom at the Days Gulch Botanical Area
about one-half mile east of the green bridge over the Illinois River, Siskiyou region of Oregon...........April 21, 2021.
Paul Slichter