On Spring May 13th 2023 we went hiking to see Balsamroot flowers grow wildly in Wenatchee Washington USA.
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Balsamorhiza is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as Balsamroots.
These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada).
The plant grows on dry hillsides and dry open meadows throughout the Mountain West of North America.
Native Americans used the sticky sap of this plant as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap.The large taproots produced by Balsamorhiza sagittata are edible and were harvested, dried, and ground into a starchy flour by Native Americans when other food plants were scarce.
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