Arrowleaf Balsamroot & Mount Stuart. Teanaway Ridge, Blewett Pass, Washington, USA.

Arrowleaf Balsamroot blooms yellow on the Iron Creek to Teanaway Ridge Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, near Blewett Pass, Washington, USA. In the background, Mount Stuart (9415 feet / 2870 meters), the second highest non-volcanic peak in the state, rises prominently in the Cascade Range. Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata, in the aster/daisy family, Asteraceae/Compositae) is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to California to the Dakotas, growing in many types of habitat from mountain forests to grassland to desert scrub. All of the plant can be eaten, albeit bitter and pine-like in taste. Hike Teanaway Ridge Trail 6-7 miles with 2400 feet cumulative gain.

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Arrowleaf Balsamroot blooms yellow on the Iron Creek to Teanaway Ridge Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, near Blewett Pass, Washington, USA. In the background, Mount Stuart (9415 feet / 2870 meters), the second highest non-volcanic peak in the state, rises prominently in the Cascade Range. Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata, in the aster/daisy family, Asteraceae/Compositae) is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to California to the Dakotas, growing in many types of habitat from mountain forests to grassland to desert scrub. All of the plant can be eaten, albeit bitter and pine-like in taste. Hike Teanaway Ridge Trail 6-7 miles with 2400 feet cumulative gain.