Participant Info

Species

Balsamorhiza sagittata [Balsamorhiza helianthoides] [Buphthalmum sagittatum] [Espeletia sagittata]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

arrowhead balsamroot

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1968

LatestDate

1968

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Of arrowleaf balsamroot, much utilized by the Utes and European settlers, there has been one collection from the Watershed, three specimens from Osier Park in 1968 (Conejos Co). The plant is common on the west slope of Colorado and has been recorded from Archuleta Co. The Osier Park location lies on the very southeastern point of the USA distribution, which is all USA states west of the Great Plains except for New Mexico.

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