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!
Apologies, here's the link
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/1420862125_e79409d555.jpg?v=3D0
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..
Richard F. Dufresne
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