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Balsamorhiza hookeri
 Balsamorhiza hookeri (Hooker's balsamroot) is a North American species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the Great Basin and neighboring regions in the Western United States.[2] It is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.[3][4][5] DescriptionThe leaves are compound pinnate, with the leaflet divisions also divided or deeply lobed. Basal leaves are hairy and may be up to 16 inches (41 cm) long.[2] There may be one to several stems, which are leafless and hairy, and topped by one flower each.[2][6] It blooms from April to July. Flower heads are 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 cm) wide, and sunflower-like, with 10–21 fringe-tipped ray flowers and numerous disc flowers. The flower bract has long hairs.[2][7][8] Distribution and habitatIt grows to 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in dry, grassy meadows in sagebrush steppe and montane plant communities in the Great Basin.[2] It is common at much lower elevations in central Washington State scablands.[8] EcologyIt tends to grow in rockier habitats than its cousin, arrow-leaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata).[2] It hybridizes with arrow-leaf balsamroot, which has arrow shaped leaves.[2] The result is a plant with leaves that are arrow shaped, but also deeply divided.[2] Gallery
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