Balsamorhiza serrata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: The plant is native to the Western United States, including the Great Basin region.
It has been found in Washington, Oregon, northern Nevada, and the Modoc Plateau in Modoc County of northeastern California.[2][3] It grows in dry, rocky knolls and rock outcrops. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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