Asteraceae FAMILY

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Balsamorhiza sagittata is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing from a woody taproot. The leaves are mainly basal, usually 5 - 25cm long with flowering stems 20 - 40cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to Alberta, south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and Colorado.

HabitatOpen hillsides and flat land up to moderate elevations, especially on deep soils[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Openings, banks, flats, meadows, ridges, sagebrush scrub, conifer forests; at elevations from 900 - 2,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].