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Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Also called Puget Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower tribe of the plant family Asteraceae known by the common name deltoid balsamroot. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of generally mountainous habitats.
Deltoid balsamroot has been used as a food and medicinal plant by Native Americans. The seeds were eaten raw or cooked, and sometimes ground up and made into breads or cakes. The roots were also eaten, either raw or cooked, and they made a coffee substitute when roasted. Young shoots were also eaten as a fresh green. The roots were also used to treat colds.
Carey's balsamroot · Hairy Balsamroot · Hooker's balsamroot · Hoary balsamroot · Lanate balsamroot · California balsamroot · Cutleaf balsamroot · Rosy balsamroot · Silky balsamroot · Serrate balsamroot · Balsamroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Balsamorhiza deltoidea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
