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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: 1/4 - 1/2 inch
Suitable for wintersowing
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Arrowleaf Balsamroot
  • Oregon Sunflower
  • Arrow-Leaved Balsamroot
  • Arrow-Leaf Balsamroot

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Location: Red Butte Canyon, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-05-13
Location: Red Butte Canyon, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-05-13
Location: Red Butte Canyon, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-05-13
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Date: 4-16-2014
Location: Summit Park, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-29
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Date: 4-16-2014
Location: Red Butte Canyon, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-05-13
Location: Home
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Date: March 2013
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Date: March 2013
Location: Waterton N.P., Alberta; trail to Oil Basin Col.
Date: 2011-09-07
Location: Waterton N.P., Alberta; trail to Oil Basin Col.
Date: 2011-09-07

photo credit: Mark Wagner

photo credit: Thayne Tuason
Location: Home
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-08
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Date: March 2013
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Date: March 2013
Side view of bloom
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Date: March 2013
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Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 21, 2020 1:24 PM concerning plant:
    Indians prepared medicine from the roots of this plant.
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