A dry Idaho hillside is covered with yellow Arrowleaf Balsamroot blooms as the snow melts in the Spring
Arrowleaf Balsamroot or Balsamorhize Sagittata covers an arid Idaho hillside as the snow melts in the Spring Bright yellow blooms drew Native Americans who would peal and eat the raw tender inner portions of the stems They also ate the roots and seeds The roots were baked in a firepit to make them more palatable The large coarst leaves were used as a poultice for burns or boiled and the solution was applied to woulds cuts and bruises
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