Common
name: Balsam Root
Latin name: Balsamorhiza sagittata
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial Flowers: April to June
Flower size: 3" to 4"
Found in: Pains to Montane
Height: 24"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Wildflower
Field
notes: Balsam Root is quite common. Its easy to locate
and identify. In spring you can find entire hillsides covered with
flowering Balsam Root.
Look for Balsam Root on the western slope
on sunny hillsides, clearings in aspen forests, and in sagebrush
country.
