About Balsamorhiza sericea W.A.Weber
Balsamorhiza sericea is a taprooted perennial herb that grows erect, reaching 20 to 40 centimeters (8 to 16 inches) in height. Most of its leaves grow at the base of the plant. The leaves are vaguely fern-like, and each leaf is made up of many pairs of oppositely arranged lobes. Every lobe is oval-shaped and covered in a coating of silvery hairs. The plant’s inflorescence holds a single flower head, which has a center of yellow disc florets, surrounded by a fringe of yellow ray florets each 2 to 3 centimeters long. Its fruit is an achene that measures just over half a centimeter long.
