Asteraceae FAMILY

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Balsamorhiza deltoidea is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing from a taproot. The leaves are mainly basal, up to 25cm long with flowering stems up to 90cm 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

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California

HabitatOpen places but not on thin 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. ]. Open hillsides, openings in chaparral or forests; at elevations from 60 - 1,800 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. ].