Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Other names: big sunflower, Mormon biscuit, Latin Balsamorrhiza sagittata. The common name, Mormon biscuit is from the practice of early Mormon pioneers in Utah, who ate the heart of the plant's resinous root. They learned about the edibility of the plant from Native Americans.
Liba Kopeckova
on Jul 21, 2009 10:15 pm
Image Type(s): Flora
Image ID: 532235

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