#Balsamorhiza

[theodoreangelos]

Falling into a Dream (May 2023), photography by Erwin Buske Wildflowers such as Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) and Lupine (Lupinus) blooming in synch at Rowena Crest in the Columbia River Gorge.

[thebotanicalarcade]

n676_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Field book of western wild flowers /. New York :Putnam,1915.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40804239

[ramskeleton]

Osmia montana on common blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata). These giant mandible-d mason bees are specialists on sunflower family plants (Asteraceae), foraging on arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) in the spring and moving on to blanketflower at the cusp of summer. Pollen collection is done through quickly thumping the abdominal scopa on florets.

[lewmagoo]

ok hi i don’t go here (outer range) but i’m writing my friend a little self insert fluff piece with rhett and i’ve decided to headcanon that he knows flowers.

like just imagine pointing out a flower on the side of the road as a ‘isn’t this cute?’ thing and this guy, who you’d never expect to know it, just spouts off what kind it is, maybe even the scientific name, as well as the meaning behind it?

now imagine him giving you a bouquet and each flower represents how he feels about you. love, comfort, patience….

no stop this is actually the most precious thing ever. you make a comment about a pretty yellow flower you find and he looks at it and goes “that’s a balsamorhiza sagittata, or an arrowhead balsamroot. it’s edible, but it tastes kinda bitter but if you pick the leaves when they’re young they taste like citrus.” and he spouts off all this information like it’s nothing, only to find you staring at him. and he’s like “what?” and you reply with, “nothing, i just didn’t expect you to know all those fact about it.” and he kind of blushes and then shrugs. “oh, my ma used to have a book about flowers and when i got bored as a kid i’d take it outside with me and see how many flowers i could find from the book.” and you think it’s just the most adorable thing.

this just furthers my headcanon that rhett was absolutely a nature child when he was little and he still loves the being in nature to this day.

[the-world-of-ignavus]

Medicinal Herbs and Poisons - B (WIP)

Bamboo - Arundinaria

Alt Name(s): Cane

A fairly resilient and adaptable, hard ‘shelled’ grass-like plant commonly used for crafting barriers. There are three variants known to the western side of the world - river canes, mountain cain and short cain with river cain being the most notorious and the largest. Typically have round, sort of sharp-shaped leaves with various branches toward the top - they can easily be mistaken for trees. 

Growth Conditions: Very Resilient - can handle partial, full and no shade alongside anything from dry to wet soil. Prefers loamy earth with high organic materials thought.

Found In:

The outskirts of the Greenwood Forest

Along the major river

Sporadically scattered in the Vastweald

Effects:

Roots - A general painkiller

Used In:

Pain Soothers

Alternative(s): Sticks (less effective, prone to splintering)

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Basamroot - Balsamorhiza sagittata

Alt Name(s): N/A

One of the many sunflower lookalikes, balsamroot has silvery-gray leaves covered in tiny little hairs (especially on the back) that get smaller the higher up they are on the tall green stem. At the top is usually one blossom although two or even three can be attached to the same stem with thin, deep yellow petals spoked around a darker, slightly orange-ish center. They’re a popular snack for deer and rabbit. 

Rarity: Semi-Common

Growth Conditions: Prefers full sun with dry to moist or silty to loamy soils, though once they’ve really dug their roots in they’re willing to tolerate droughts and partial shade. Very vulnerable to having their roots disturbed 

Found In:

The West Coast

The Galespun Moor

Effects:

Leaves - Anti-Inflammatory, pain killer

Roots - Anti-Inflammatory, headache assistance, respiratory support

Used In:

Burn Salves

Cough Elixirs

Warning(s): Consumption in large amounts can result in stomach-cramps, it can also stimulate/induce labor

Alternative(s): N/A

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Beadwood - Hamamelis virginiana

Alt Names: Witchhazel

A small, thin limbed and flexible tree with light brown or gray bark that usually grows along the edges of a forest with rounded, broad cone-edged green leaves accompanied by spidery-looking yellow blossoms along its branches. They’re sensitive to droughts but are more tolerant of heavy clay soils and erosion more-so than some other plants and are resistant to grazing from deer.

Rarity: Uncommon

Growth Conditions: Full or partial shade with heavy organism matter sprinkled within it with well-drained soils though it can tolerate flooded soil

Found In:

The West Coast Stretch

The Western Reach

Effects:

Stems (Boiled) - anti-inflammatory

Leaves (Boiled) - rash relief, anti-inflammatory

Leeched Tannin - potential remedy for wasting-sickness

Used In:

Rash Salve

Most basic elixirs

Alternative(s):

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Birch - Betula occidentalis

Alt Name(s): Scarlet Birch, Water Birch, Red Birch

A relatively short and hardy scrubby tree that sprouts multiple, thinner trunks of a reddish color, coated in various small knots that gives it splashes of color. They have small, oval-ish serrated leaves and are a very popular snack among sheep, deer and goats while the birds are fond of their seeds.

Rarity: Rare

Growth Conditions: Grows in full sun to partial shade with moist to wet soils

Found In:

Outskirts of the Vastweald

Southern Outskirts of the Dancing Stars

Effects:

Bark and Stems - Soothes sores, cares for pimples, skin cleanser

Used In:

Rash Salve

Warning(s): None

Alternative(s):

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Birdcherry

Alt Name(s): Chokeberry

Rarity: Uncommon

Growth Conditions: Full to partial sunlight in dry to medium-damp soil though they are willing to tolerate droughts and sandy or rocky soil

Found In:

The Nursery Stretch

The Wanderer’s Pass

The Western Coast

Effects:

Crushed Leaves - Soothes digestive problems, lessens fever, opens airways

Berries - Prey lure, offering to prey animals

Used In:

Berry Jams and Sauces

Fever Poultice / Fever Elixir

Warning(s): Birdcherries are mildly poisonous and should never be eaten raw if possible, only after being cooked

Alternative(s): Agrimony (safer, has a higher dosage point)

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Blackberry

Alt Name(s): N/A

Rarity:

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Effects:

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Bloodroot

Alt Names: Braise Root, Burnroot

A medium-sized plant with a gentle green stem topped with about 9 delicate white petals and yellow stamen; a singular basal large basal leaf attached. Bloodroot releases an orangey-red sap that gives it its name

Rarity: Uncommon

Growth Conditions: In both moist and dry thickets near shores or streams though occasionally in meadows

Found In:

Fennyield Outskirts

Deep in the Vastweld Forest

Effects:

Eschar

Permanent Disfigurement

Ulcers

Used In:

Tattoos

Alternative(s): Carving

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[msamba]

"Balsamorhiza" | Mona Caron, USA

“Balsamorhiza” 🌼🌼🌼#StreetArt by Mona Caron in Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California, USA 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/BJVKAhg86p — 𝒫𝒶𝓊𝓁𝒶 (@Paula_graffiti) February 14, 2023

[jadeseadragon]

Daniel Smith, Scent of Spring

[pnwnativeplants]

Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) is a host plant for over 40 species of moths, almost all of which have not been observed to use any other plant.  It doesn’t take well to transplanting, as it’s root systems are known to grow extremely deep. They flower in mid-late spring for anyone interested in trying to collect some seed to grow them. The leaves, roots and seeds are all edible, and it has medicinal properties for relieving the pain of bruises and burns.

[oddman-the-oldman]

Wind on the prairie

[oreamnosamericanus]

A botanical foray and opportunistic butterfly photoshoot in the Methow Valley, May 2019

[lonialine]

Verbena bonariensis

Aspilia

Balsamorhiza sagittata _

Uma espécie norte-americana de planta com flores da tribo girassol da família aster, conhecida pelo nome comum arrowleaf balsamroot.

Pillea Microphylla

Onze horas

Beldroega

[deanschlichting]

Arrowleaf balsamroot, Balsamorhiza sagittata, Crooked River National grassland, central Oregon USA

[hinry]

Balsamorhiza sagittata, arrowleaf balsamroot

National Bison Range, Montana

1 May 2017

[ribesaureum]

balsamorhiza sagitatta

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

an amazing drought-adapted perennial in the sunflower family. The tap roots regularly get to be around 10 feet tall, and there are reports of old plants that have taproots as long as 20.

[calochortus]

Balsamorhiza sagittata by Lomatium Via Flickr: Balsamroot in Wenatchee Foothills, on the tail end of the bloom in May- furry leaves

[kio-wa]

h, Hieracium scouleri; k, Kaleria cristata; b , Balsamorhiza sagittata ; f , Festuca ovina ingrata ; g, geranio viscosissimum; p, Poa sandbergii; ho, Hoorebekia racemosa; po, Potentilla blaschkeana.

“Schematic bisect showing the root and stem relations of important prairie plants.“ The ecological relations of roots. 1919. 

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