SUNFLOWER FAMILY. Compositae. 



Laphdmia 



bisetosa 



Yellow Summer 



Ariz., New Mex., 



Tex. 



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or 



An insignificant plant, except that 

 grows on the sides of bare, red rocks or 

 head-downward on the under side of over- 

 hanging ledges, apparently needing little 

 or no soil, and is therefore noticeable. It 

 forms rotmd clumps, one or two feet across, with many 

 slender stems, about six inches high, small, pale yellowish- 

 green, roughish leaves, and small yellow flower-heads, 

 without rays. This is rare and grows in the Grand Canyon. 

 There are several kinds of Grindelia, common in the 

 West, recommended as a remedy for Poison Oak. 



Coarse but rather effective flowers, with 

 smooth, stiff, branching stems, about 

 three feet high, and dark dull green leaves. 

 The flower-heads are over an inch and a 

 half across, with bright yellow rays and 

 centers and very resinous, shiny buds. 

 ^ There are several kinds of Balsamorrhiza. Both the 

 Latin and common names allude to the aromatic roots, i 

 A very handsome plant, the contrast 

 between the gray-velvet leaves and the 

 great yellow flowers being very striking. 

 It forms large clumps, about a foot and a 

 half high, with slightly downy flower- 

 stalks and heart-shaped or arrow-shaped, 

 toothless leaves, pale gray-green and vel- 

 vety, covered with silvery down, whiter 

 on the under side. The flowers are over 

 three inches across, with clear bright yellow rays, and a 

 deeper yellow center, fuzzy and greenish-yellow in the 

 middle. The involucre is almost white, thickly covered 

 with silvery, silky wool, and the flowers are pleasantly 

 sweet-smelling. This grows on dry hillsides. 



A strikingly handsome plant, forming 

 clumps even larger than the last, with 

 similar flowers, but with quite different 

 foliage. The leaves are rich-green, and 

 decorative in form, more or less slashed 

 into lobes and very sticky, with hairy 

 margins and leaf -stalks, and are nearly as 

 tall as the hairy, sticky flower-stems, from one to two feet 

 high. This grows in rich soil in mountain valleys. 

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Gum Plant 



GrindUia 



latijolia 



Yellow 



Spring 



California 



Arrow-leaf 

 Balsam-root, Big 

 Root 



Balsamorrhiza 



sagillata 



Yellow 



Spring 



Utah, Ida., Cal., 



Nev., Col. 



Cut-leaved Bal- 

 sam-root 



Balsamorrhiza 



macrophylla 



Yellow 



Spring, summer 



Utah, Wyo. 



