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|genus=Balsamorhiza
|species=sagittata
|common_name=Arrowleaf balsamroot, Balsamroot, Breadroot, Gray dock, Sunflower
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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'''''Balsamorhiza sagittata''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Heliantheae|sunflower tribe]] of the plant family [[Asteraceae]] known by the common name '''arrowleaf balsamroot'''. It is native to much of western North America from [[British Columbia]] to [[California]] to the [[South Dakota|Dakotas]], where it grows in many types of habitat from mountain forests to grassland to desert scrub. It is drought tolerant.
This is a [[taproot]]ed perennial herb growing a hairy, glandular stem 20 to 60 centimeters tall. The branching, barky root may extend over two meters deep into the soil. The basal leaves are generally triangular in shape and are large, approaching 50 centimeters in maximum length. Leaves farther up the stem are linear to narrowly oval in shape and smaller. The leaves have untoothed edges and are coated in fine to rough hairs, especially on the undersides.
The [[inflorescence]] bears one or more [[Head (botany)|flower heads]]. Each head has a center of long yellowish tubular disc florets and a fringe of bright yellow ray florets, each up to 4 centimeters long. The fruit is a hairless [[achene]] about 8 millimeters long. Grazing animals find the plant palatable, especially the flowers and developing seed heads.<ref name=fs>[http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/forb/balsag/all.html Forest Service Fire Ecology]</ref>
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
Propagate from seed.
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Balsamorhiza sagittata.jpg| photo 1
Image:Arrowleaf balsamroot 0023.jpg| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
|familia=Asteraceae
|genus=Balsamorhiza
|species=sagittata
|common_name=Arrowleaf balsamroot, Balsamroot, Breadroot, Gray dock, Sunflower
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Min ht box=8
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=24
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Min wd box=12
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=18
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|water=moderate
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=9.5
|image=Balsamorhiza sagittata whole 20070422.jpg
|image_width=200
|image_caption=Balsamorhiza sagittata
}}
'''''Balsamorhiza sagittata''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Heliantheae|sunflower tribe]] of the plant family [[Asteraceae]] known by the common name '''arrowleaf balsamroot'''. It is native to much of western North America from [[British Columbia]] to [[California]] to the [[South Dakota|Dakotas]], where it grows in many types of habitat from mountain forests to grassland to desert scrub. It is drought tolerant.
This is a [[taproot]]ed perennial herb growing a hairy, glandular stem 20 to 60 centimeters tall. The branching, barky root may extend over two meters deep into the soil. The basal leaves are generally triangular in shape and are large, approaching 50 centimeters in maximum length. Leaves farther up the stem are linear to narrowly oval in shape and smaller. The leaves have untoothed edges and are coated in fine to rough hairs, especially on the undersides.
The [[inflorescence]] bears one or more [[Head (botany)|flower heads]]. Each head has a center of long yellowish tubular disc florets and a fringe of bright yellow ray florets, each up to 4 centimeters long. The fruit is a hairless [[achene]] about 8 millimeters long. Grazing animals find the plant palatable, especially the flowers and developing seed heads.<ref name=fs>[http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/forb/balsag/all.html Forest Service Fire Ecology]</ref>
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
Propagate from seed.
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Balsamorhiza sagittata.jpg| photo 1
Image:Arrowleaf balsamroot 0023.jpg| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
