Cut-leaf Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza macrophylla
Asteraceae (Sunflower) Family


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cut-leaf Balsamroot

leaves

  
leaves

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
1., 2. 3. Located  May 15, 2012 Between East Canyon Road and Little Dell Reservoir and East of turnoff to Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah.  Elevation 5990 feet.
N. 40.46.685, W. 111.41.880


Characteristics
Native perennial, two feet tall, basal leaves are 12 to 24 inches long and deeply divided into segments 2-5 cm long.  Yellow flower rays are 1 1/4 - 2 1/3 inches long.


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