#balsamroot

[jadeseadragon]

Ward Hooper 🎨🖌 @wardhooperart

Treasure Valley (Southern Idaho)

[thingsdavidlikes]

floralscapes from rowena, day two by manyfires https://flic.kr/p/2ng4EZr

[flyingiseasy-landingnotsomuch]

Yellow Balsamroot along the Tom McCall Point Trail at Rowena Crest, Or.

[woodsfae]

While I was out walking

[pnwnativeplants]

Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) is a host plant for over 40 species of moths, almost all of which have not been observed to use any other plant.  It doesn’t take well to transplanting, as it’s root systems are known to grow extremely deep. They flower in mid-late spring for anyone interested in trying to collect some seed to grow them. The leaves, roots and seeds are all edible, and it has medicinal properties for relieving the pain of bruises and burns.

[photonine]

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

[thebotanicalarcade]

n676_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Field book of western wild flowers /. New York :Putnam,1915.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40804239

[meaganhealy]

Arrowhead balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata), a member of the aster family. As seen in the Grand Teton National Park. #Pencil #flora #botany #botanicalillustration #wyoming #arrowleafbalsamroot #grandtetonnationalpark #grandtetonnp #wildflowers

[sheri42]

Turning Towards the Sun

#clmooc #smallpoems Turning Towards the Sun

Daily Note Every day, a photograph, a poem. Another sunflower photo from Crescent Bay. Love how they turn to face the sun. I needed this reminder today. Turning Towards The SunTurning towards the sunHoping for the lightFlower’s greatest lessonHope ahead, in sight.Sheri Edwards072522 208.365.22Poetry/Photography 1243 days of posts in a row

[jadeseadragon]

Daniel Smith, Scent of Spring

[chocobosdungeon2]

Asteraceae Balsamorhiza sagittata

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Identification via Pl@ntNet

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This guy is actually pretty interesting! These are extremely drought-resistant plants and can be found as far north as Eastern Washington (where I live!) and as far south as the Mojave Desert. If youre on the west coast, youve probably seen these peppering undeveloped hills and fields in the spring. Although, admittedly, I dont recall seeing them much back in California. Theyre all over the place here.

[heavenlybackside]

It won’t be long 🌼

A bouquet of arrowleaf balsamroot on a pleasant spring evening in the hills just outside of Helena, MT!

[flyingiseasy-landingnotsomuch]

Spring vibes in the Columbia River Gorge, Or.

[riverwindphotography]

Arrowleaf Balsamroot blooms in a grove of young aspen, Beartooth Mountains, Wyoming

(c) riverwindphotography, July 2022

[pnwnativeplants]

Illustration of Balsamorhiza sagittata (arrowleaf balsamroot)

[solarpunkswy]

Here are some plants native to Wyoming that you can put in gardens or seed bombs!

Sagebrush steppe

Badlands mules-ears

Indian paintbrush

Bitterroot

Porter's sagebrush

Blazing star

Fuzzy tongue penstemon

Rocky Mountain iris

Ute ladies'-tresses

Arrowleaf balsamroot

Showy milkweed

Columbian monkshood

Red windflower

Rock jasmine

Nodding onion

Spreading dogbane

Mountain deathcamas

Androsace septentrionalis

Anthemis cotula

Agoseris glauca

Orange agoseris

Amelanchier utahensis

Leafy Arnica

Please let me know if I got any of these wrong or if you have other flowers native to Wyoming!