Arrowleaf balsamroot, a plant of the Asteraceae (sunflower family) is fairly common in cold, dry areas of the West from Colorado, west to the Sierra Nevada, and into Canada. It may be found most abundant in mountain fields, but can also be a common plant in …

Arrowleaf balsamroot is a long-lived perennial forb native to western North America. The sagittate (arrowhead shaped) leaves are mostly all basal and petiolate, 5 to 45 cm (2 to 18 in) long and 1.5 to 15 cm (0.6 to 6 in) wide. Upper stem leaves are smaller and linear to elliptic. The leaves are silvery white to green.

Balsamorhiza sagittata is a North American species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae known by the common name arrowleaf balsamroot. Also sometimes called Oregon sunflower, [2][3] it is widespread across western Canada and much of …

Balsamorhiza sagittata (Arrowleaf Balsamroot) is a long-lived perennial forming a basal rosette of arrowhead-shaped, silvery white to green leaves, 2-18 in. long (5-45 cm). From late spring to mid-summer, several flower stems, clad with smaller and linear to …

Balsamorhiza sagittata, also known as arrowleaf balsamroot, is a flowering plant that is a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. This yellow flower is also known as Breadroot, Spring Sunflower, and Oregon Sunflower.

Arrowleaf balsamroot is primarily a western species, occurring from the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges to the Black Hills of South Dakota.

2024年1月30日 · Drought tolerant and long-lived, Arrowleaf Balsamroot is a dry-site sunlover, but it tolerates sunny moist habitats. Because its deep taproot offers some protection, it regrows rapidly in burned areas. Its leaves offer browse for deer, elk and big-horn sheep while birds and rodents eat the seeds.

2024年5月14日 · One of those treasures is our native arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata). Its bright, cheerful flowers seem to transform mountain meadows into seas of yellow during the spring and summer months. But there’s more to …

Plant database entry for Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) with 20 images, one comment, and 24 data details.

Arrowleaf Balsamroot is named for the arrow shaped basal leaves. They are gray-green and fuzzy; a characteristic which can help distinguish Balsamorhiza species from a Wyethia species with which it can be confused - Yellow Mule's Ears.