[Balsamroots: The Genus Balsamorhiza West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sericea

Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis

Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

Silky balsamroot blooming along Forest Road 4201 adjacent to the Days Gulch Botanical Area, southwest of Selma, OR.....April 21, 2021.

Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

The basal leaves of silky balsamroot as seen on slopes above the Illinois River to the southwest of Selma, OR........April 5, 2009.

Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

Silky balsamroot as seen at Little Falls Campground, Rogue-River-Siskiyou National Forest........April 21, 2021.

Involucre of Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Flower head of Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Involucre of Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

Basal leaves of Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

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.

Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis) - Silky Balsamroot, Silvery Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sericea (Synonym: Balsamorhiza platylepis)

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