Re: Mystery Weed

At 09:32 PM 9/24/2007, B. Garcia wrote:

On 9/24/07, B. Garcia <paroxytone@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been meaning to get an image of this plant for ages to ask what
> it is, and I've been unsuccessful with web searches, so here it goes.
>
> This is a very common weed in distutrbed areas, very frequent along
> roadsides and parking lots. I think it's somewhat attractive, and
> would be moreso if the plants didn't look like hell by the end of
> summer when they beguin to die. The flowers aren't as clear yellow as
> the image suggests, and this was taken from about 15 feet away from my
> car, so excuse the lack of true clarity. Hopefully it's clear enough!
I'm guessing it is Balsamorhiza deltoides, balsamroot. It matches pretty well with its cousin, B. sagittata, on page 684 of Rickett's Wild Flowers of the United States: the Southwestern States, volume 4, part 3.
I wish I had the other half of the set (vols 2, 3, and 6: southeast, Texas, and central US). Discovery of this reference cemented my interest in growing unusual plants and in touring the back country.. 

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