Common name: Arrowleaf Balsamroot

No varieties:

Note single, 4 inch flower with hairy grey bracts on 1-3 ft stem.
Leaves are slightly smooth, olive-green, velvety on both sides.
Found throughout e. WA.
Similar to B. deltoidea which can have 2 flowers per stem and a few small leaves along with other differences.

east Central Cascades; Columbia River Gorge (CRG)
TRAIL: Teanaway Ridge; Columbia Hills Natural Area Preserve; Blewett Pass Rd.; Umtanum Ridge
HABITAT: Open hillside; Shrub-steppe
ELEVATION: 1,275 m (4,180 ft.); 650 m (2,130 ft.); 1,440 m (4,720 ft.); 480 m (1,575 ft.)
BLOOM TIME: 23-JUN; 10-MAY; 18-MAY; 22-APR