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Balsamorhiza sagittata (arrowleaf balsamroot)

Synonyms: Balsamorhiza helianthoides; Buphthalmum sagittatum (homotypic); Espeletia helianthoides; Espeletia sagittata (homotypic); Wyethia sagittata

Wikipedia Abstract

Balsamorhiza sagittata is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower tribe of the aster family known by the common name arrowleaf balsamroot. It is widespread across western Canada and much of the western United States. A specimen was collected by explorer and botanist Meriwether Lewis near Lewis and Clark Pass in 1806.
View Wikipedia Record: Balsamorhiza sagittata

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Fire Tolerance [1]  High
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Frost Free Days [1]  5 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Summer
Growth Form [1]  Multiple Stem
Growth Period [1]  Spring
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [3]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Propagation [1]  Seed
Regrowth Rate [1]  Slow
Root Depth [1]  14 inches (36 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Low
Seeds Per [1]  58438 / lb (128834 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [3]  Herb
Usage [2]  The large hairy leaves are used as an insulation in shoes to keep the feet warm; An infusion of the root has been rubbed into the scalp to promote hair growth;
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  Yellow
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Predators

Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep)[4]
Tamias dorsalis (cliff chipmunk)[5]
Tamias ruficaudus (red-tailed chipmunk)[6]
Urocitellus columbianus (Columbian ground squirrel)[7]
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)[8]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Bighorn Sheep Diet Selection and Forage Quality in Central Idaho, Guy D. Wagner and James M. Peek, Northwest Science, Vol. 80, No.4, 2006, pp. 246-258
♦ 5Tamias dorsalis, E. Blake Hart, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 399, pp. 1-6 (1992)
♦ 6Tamias ruficaudus, Troy L. Best, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 452, pp. 1-7 (1993)
♦ 7Spermophilus columbianus, Charles L. Elliott and Jerran T. Flinders, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 372, pp. 1-9 (1991)
♦ 8National Geographic Magazine - May 2016 - Yellowstone - The Carnivore Comeback
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0