Introductory
SPECIES: Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker Balsamroot 



ABBREVIATION : 
BALHOO

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   BAHO


COMMON NAMES : 
   Hooker balsamroot


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented scientific name for Hooker balsamroot is
Balsamorhiza hookeri Nutt.

Recognized varieties are as follows:

        Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hookeri
        Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hispidula (W. Sharp) Cronq.
        Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis (W. Sharp) Cronq.
        Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lagocephala (W. Sharp) Cronq.
        Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta (W. Sharp) Cronq.

Hooker balsamroot is known to hybridize with deltoid balsamroot (B.
deltoidea) and arrowleaf balsamroot (B. sagittata) [4] and is presumed
to hybridize with cutleaf balsamroot (B. macrophylla) [29].


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
J. L. Holifield, July 1987 


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Holifield, J. L. 1987. Balsamorhiza hookeri. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker Balsamroot