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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: annew on October 20, 2016, 01:15:22 PM

Title: Anyone know this Canadian plant?
Post by: annew on October 20, 2016, 01:15:22 PM

Can someone ID this large yellow composite? It was growing near Mount Kobau in the Okanagan Valley in Canada.

Title: Re: Anyone know this Canadian plant?
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 20, 2016, 01:22:14 PM

A wyethia? Maybe Wyethia helenoides?
http://www.baynatives.com/plants/Wyethia/ (http://www.baynatives.com/plants/Wyethia/)
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Anyone know this Canadian plant?
Post by: Philippe on October 20, 2016, 02:00:43 PM

From the geographical distribution, Balsamorhiza would better match. Perhaps species sagittata?

Title: Re: Anyone know this Canadian plant?
Post by: annew on October 20, 2016, 02:34:43 PM

Balsamorhiza sagittata! That's the one - thank you. :D