SUNFLOWER FAMILY. Compositae. 
a mae An insignificant plant, except that it 
aphamia : 
bisclas@ grows on the sides of bare, red rocks or 
Yellow Summer head-downward on the under side of over- 
Ariz., New Mex., hanging ledges, apparently needing little 
Tex. or no soil, and is therefore noticeable. It 
forms round 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 
es as smooth, stiff, branching stems, about 
latifolia three feet high, and dark dull green leaves. 
Yellow The flower-heads are over an inch and a 
yA: elf half across, with bright yellow rays and 
alifornia 
centers and very resinous, shiny buds. 
There are several kinds of Balsamorrhiza. Both the 
Latin and common names allude to the aromatic roots. 
A very handsome plant, the contrast 
Arrow-leaf between the gray-velvet leaves and the 
Balsam-root, Big reat yellow flowers being very striking. 
Root 
eee It forms large clumps, about a foot and a 
sagittata nalf high, with slightly downy flower- 
Yellow stalks and heart-shaped or arrow-shaped, 
Spring : : 
Utah, Ida., Cal., toothless leaves, pale gray green and vel 
Nev., Col. 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 
Cut-leaved Bal- jumps even larger than the last, with 
sam-root Poe ‘ : , 
eae similar flowers, but with quite different 
macrophylla foliage. The leaves are rich-green, and 
Yellow decorative in form, more or less slashed 
Spring, summer 
Utah, Wyo. 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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