Asteraceae
Arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Balsamorhiza
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Arrowleaf balsamroot
- German
- Pfeilblättrige Balsamwurzel
Synonyms
- Balsamorhiza helianthoides (Nutt.) Nutt.
- Buphthalmum sagittatum Pursh
- Espeletia helianthoides Nutt.
- Espeletia sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Wagner, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matthew P. Del Buono, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie Seaton from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.